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Esoteric — Alice Bailey

The World Teacher in the twentieth century

Initiation, Human and Solar · Chapter VI, The present work, pp.60–62, complete subsection

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Alice A. Bailey, first edition, Lucifer Publishing Co., New York City, 1922. Library of Congress copy digitized as Internet Archive initiationhuman00bail. Complete The present work subsection, pp.60–62, transcribed from OCR and collated against all three page images. Soft line-break hyphens and running headers removed; wording, capitalization and paragraph divisions retained.

Public-domain 1922 English edition. Library of Congress scan credited.

Certain facts concerning these Masters, and Their work in the present and in the future, may be in place here. First, the work of training Their pupils and disciples to fit them to be of use in two great events, one, the coming of the World Teacher towards the middle or close of this present century, and the other, the training of them to be of use in the founding of the new sixth sub-race and in the reconstruction of the present world conditions. This being the fifth sub-race of the fifth root-race, the pressure of the work on the five rays of mind which are controlled by the Mahachohan, is very great. The Masters are carrying an over heavy burden, and much of Their work of teaching disciples has been delegated to initiates and advanced disciples, and certain of the Masters on the first and second Rays have temporarily taken over pupils in the Mahachohan's department. Secondly, to prepare the world on a large scale for the coming of the World Teacher, and to take the necessary steps before They Themselves come out among men, as many of Them surely will towards the close of this century. A special group is forming amongst Them now Who are definitely preparing Themselves for this work. The Master M., the Master K.H. and the Master Jesus will be specially concerned with the movement towards the last quarter of this century. Other Masters will participate also, but these three are the ones with Whose names and offices people should familiarise themselves, wherever possible. Two other Masters, specially concerned with the seventh or ceremonial ray, Whose particular work it is to supervise the development of certain activities within the next fifteen years, work under the Master R. Very definitely may the assurance be given here, that prior to the coming of the Christ, adjustments will be made so that at the head of all great organisations will be found either a Master, or an initiate who has taken the third initiation. At the head of certain of the great occult groups, of the Freemasons of the world, and of the various great divisions of the Church, and resident in many of the great nations will be found initiates or Masters. This work of the Masters is proceeding now, and all Their efforts are being bent towards bringing it to a successful consummation. Everywhere They are gathering in those who in any way show a tendency to respond to high vibration, seeking to force their vibration and to fit them so that they may be of use at the time of the coming of the Christ. Great is the day of opportunity, for when that time comes, through the stupendous strength of the vibration then brought to bear upon the sons of men, it will be possible for those who now do the necessary work to take a great step forward, and to pass through the portal of initiation.

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  1. 1922 · first editionBailey publishes the World Teacher forecast Prophecy given or recorded
  2. Toward the middle or close of the twentieth centuryBailey’s expected World Teacher Predicted date · stated 1922
  3. Toward the last quarter and close of the twentieth centuryThe Masters prepare to appear publicly Predicted date · stated 1922

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