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The '''Great Invocation''' is a great mantra given in 1937 to [[Alice A. Bailey]], she claimed, from a [[Master]] called [[Djwhal Khul]] also known as the Tibetan or the "Master D.K." (Alice A. Bailey stated that most of her books were telepathically dictated to her by him). The mantra begins with "From the point of Light within the Mind of God, let light stream forth into the minds of men." with the rest of the passage reinforcing this idea of men acting in ccordane with the plan of God. It is well known by some followers of the New Age movement, where it is used as part of meditation, particularly in groups. <ref>http://www.lucistrust.org/en/service_activities/the_great_invocation__1 the invocation</ref><ref>http://www.transmissionmeditation.org/ A Meditation for the New Age</ref> <ref>http://www.uriel.org/Invocation/index.htm all three stanzas</ref><ref name="melton57">{{cite book | last = Melton | first =J. Gordon | title =New Age Encyclopedia |contributors=Jerome Clark, Aidan A. Kelly || publisher = Gale Research Inc |date= 1990 | pages = p 57 | isbn = 0810371596}}</ref>

The invocation has been used in the [[Findhorn Foundation]] community since the 1970s; familiarity with Bailey's system of esoteric knowledge was considered an important qualification for advancement to administrative positions in that community. In response to the [[September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]], the Great Invocation was used as a central element of a new daily program at Findhorn known as the "Network of Light meditations for peace".<ref name="sutcliffe138">{{cite book | last = Sutcliffe | first =Steven J, | title =Children of the New Age: A History of Spiritual Practices | publisher = Routledge |date=2003 | pages = p138-139 | isbn = 0415242991}}</ref> Rosemary Keller described the Great Invocation as a call for "the Christ to return to Earth" and wrote that Bailey-related groups purchased radio and television time to broadcast the invocation as part of their mission, and that often the invocation was recited in what Keller called "light groups", to accomplish what Bailey's disciples considered to be attracting and focusing "spiritual energies to benefit the planet".<ref name="Keller763">{{cite book | last = Keller | first =Rosemary Skinner | coauthors=Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon | title =Encyclopedia of Women And Religion in North America | publisher = Indiana University Press |date=2006 | pages = 763 | isbn = 0253346886}}</ref>

Researcher Hannah Newman described what she found to be an [[antisemitic]] element in the Great Invocation. According to Newman, "the Plan" named in the invocation refers to the plan authored by "the Hierarchy", that Newman states places "high priority on removing all Jewish presence and influence from human consciousness, a goal to be achieved by eliminating Judaism." <ref name=levy351>{{cite book|title=Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution |first=Richard S. |last=Levy |contributors=Hannah Newman|year=2005 |pages=p351-352|publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=1851094393}}</ref>