Alice Bailey & Djwhal Khul - The Externalization of the Hierarchy - IV - The
Subjective Basis of the New World Religion







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The Externalization of the Hierarchy - Section IV - Stages in the
Externalization





SECTION FOUR - STAGES IN THE EXTERNALIZATION OF THE
HIERARCHYThe Subjective Basis of the New World Religion
Introductory Statements
December 1919
Those thought-forms which will materialize as the religion of the New Age already exist
on the mental plane and are in process of precipitation upon the physical plane. Their
lineaments can already be discerned. The wise Guides of the race, working under the Christ
and having in view the need of the public for a form, seek at this time to hold just as
much as may be of the old form and lineaments, as much, that is, as is consistent with
evolution and progress. In the West, what the Great Ones seek to break is not the form of
Christianity but the grip of the Churches on the minds of the masses. The old forms of
thought and of interpretation are now too restricted and too tightening in their hold upon
the imprisoned and struggling life. That life must break forth. It cannot be confined by
the ancient restrictions. Yet at this time there does not exist the need for an utterly
new venture or for an entirely new presentation of truth. Nature and evolution move with
gentle gradations and not with breaks and uncorrelated manifestations in the world of
forms. In all the progressing developments, the old outlines can be seen - enlarged,
purified and more beautiful, yet recognizable as the old form on a higher turn of the
spiral. It is not the freak cults, nor the widely divergent sects, nor the bands of
advanced religious revolutionaries who can meet the crying need of the many enquirers
today. What is required is the revivification of the [503] old forms, and their infusion
with fresh life; the old organizations must be awakened to the hour of opportunity and
must change from static organizations, to living organisms. The old rituals must be
revived and brought up to date (in the esoteric sense of the word) and the religious
students of the world must be graduated into a higher school, given the occult
interpretations, and taught that, after all, the truth has been present all the time, but
hidden and misinterpreted.
It is
surely easier to swing the masses into step and give them the newer light of truth if that
light is poured on to familiar ground. All must be given the chance to see and hear, and
be offered the opportunity to weigh and judge the significance of reality. It is not just
the two or three of supreme importance, or who have the nerve to take the needed forward
steps, who must receive prime consideration, but the truth must be stepped down and
adapted in such a way that the advanced minds, the enquiring minds, and the reactionary
masses may have opportunity proffered them, to the measure of their receptivity. Did not
the greatest of all the Great Ones do this Himself in the synagogue and with His disciples
in Judean days?
The aspirants and disciples of the world must realize that the hour has struck, and
that the forces of the Christ are being marshalled for a supreme endeavor. These forces
include both the human and the angel evolutions. It might be of use if I were to give you
some idea of the scheme of preparation for the transition period between the old age and
the new as it is in process of completion in the Council Chamber of the Great Lord. Your
acceptance and understanding of it and of its symbolic implications are dependent upon
your capacity to assimilate truth, to use your intuition, and thus to assist in the work
itself when the right time comes.
One event is already in process of manifesting. The Christ and His disciples, the
Masters of Wisdom and the Great Companions, are approaching nearer to the physical plane.
The work of mental preparation for that event, and [504] the construction of the
thought-form of the advent or second Coming, has now been completed. There remains the
precipitation of that event, its appearance on astral levels and its materialization on
the physical plane. I would ask all of you who read these words anent the second Coming,
to reserve opinion as to the exact nature of that event. Keep the concept impersonal and
link not that appearance to a personality or to an individual. If you make the mistake of
attaching the meaning to an individual, you will limit your understanding and fail in
right recognition of group purpose. The work of pouring out the principle of love (which
is the Christ principle) and of lifting the masses in their consciousness to the pitch
where they can understand and welcome that love-principle is the main work of the new age,
and it will inaugurate the age of brotherhood and mould humanity into the likeness of the
Christ. That the oriental peoples may call this great Official by another name than that
of "The Christ" has no bearing on reality and alters not the fact of His
influence and His esoteric coming.
Certain of
the Masters have the work under Their control, and through Their grouped disciples are
already actively engaged in the work of preparation. The Master Morya, the Master K.H. and
the Master Jesus are the three working at this time in closest cooperation with the
Christ. With them work the Master Hilarion, He Whom you call the Master D.K., and another
Master Who is specially linked with the work of preparation in the sacred land of India.
One of the English Masters is also exceptionally active, and the Master in America is
laying His plans toward an active participation in the work. These consecrated Workers
form a nucleus around the Christ and direct much of the preparatory work. It is not
possible for me to tell you the lines of Their activity; I can but give you evidence which
may later be demonstrated as true. These Masters are definitely preparing Themselves for
the task of outer activity and are intensifying Their work on the astral plane. To this
fact can be traced the interest people are now showing in occultism and in the work of the
Masters; more and more people [505] are becoming sensitive to and conscious of Their
presence, and more and more are finding their way into the groups of disciples.





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