{Fundamental Points of View}[14th March 1988]

[Redbook5:51-61][19880314:1115]{Fundamental Points of View}[14th March 1988]

19880314.1115

(Monday)*

'She discounted the possibility that the [Theosophical]** Movement might be embarrassed by these books [of theirs] falling into the wrong hands. Alice [Bailey]*** was confident that they would be incomprehensible to anyone but an initiate.

'Had she been more familiar with the Scriptures, she would have realised the folly of this position:

'”Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.” (Daniel 12:10, KJV).'

(Cumbey, 'The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow',**** Huntington House, USA, 1983, p50)

In a way this excerpt, and particularly the use of the Biblical quotation, sums up the problem of argument or discussion with a particular kind of person, the kind (I imagine) who wrote this book. To an open mind, it should immediately be apparent that neither the quotation nor its context answer clearly, for our times at any rate, the question: who exactly are the wicked? Who exactly are the wise? – in such a way that an Individual can identify himself as one or the other. Naturally I would expect the author to identify herself and her sect with the wise; but only (I guess) an apparent blindness to the existence and basic structure# of other viewpoints than her own can make any sense or logic of the second paragraph.

The lady who wrote this (very interesting) book is a qualified Attorney in the U.S.A..

*(See [[Redbook5:105-106][19880320:1650]{The Coming of the Trinity}[20th March 1988,] p106)

**[Theosophy is a collection of mystical and occultist philosophies concerning, or seeking direct knowledge of the presumed mysteries of life and nature, particularly of the nature of divinity and the origin and purpose of the universe. Theosophy is considered part of Western esotericism, which believes that hidden knowledge or wisdom from the ancient past offers a path to enlightenment and salvation. From the late 19th century onwards, the term theosophy has generally been used to refer to the religio-philosophic doctrines of the Theosophical Society, founded in New York City in 1875. (Wikipedia)]

***[Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949) was a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age. Bailey was born as Alice La Trobe-Bateman, in Manchester, England. She moved to the United States in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a writer and teacher. (Wikipedia)]

****subt[itled] 'The New Age Movement and Our Coming Age of Barbarism'.

#(Note that I do not expect her to regard them as valid.)

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