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. [1][2] [3][4]
The invocation has been used in the Findhorn Foundation community since the 1970s. 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".[5] Findhorn's use of the Great Invocation later spun off to various other groups they had influenced, including groups interested in new age UFO philosophies.[6][7]
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".[8]
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." [9]
References
- ^ http://www.lucistrust.org/en/service_activities/the_great_invocation__1 the invocation
- ^ http://www.transmissionmeditation.org/ A Meditation for the New Age
- ^ http://www.uriel.org/Invocation/index.htm all three stanzas
- ^ Melton, J. Gordon (1990). New Age Encyclopedia. Gale Research Inc. pp. p 57. ISBN 0810371596.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Unknown parameter|contributors=ignored (help) - ^ Sutcliffe, Steven J, (2003). Children of the New Age: A History of Spiritual Practices. Routledge. pp. p138-139. ISBN 0415242991.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sutcliffe, Steven J, (2003). Children of the New Age: A History of Spiritual Practices. Routledge. pp. p85. ISBN 0415242991.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Woodhead, Linda (2002). Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations. Routledge. pp. p250. ISBN 0415217849.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Keller, Rosemary Skinner (2006). Encyclopedia of Women And Religion in North America. Indiana University Press. p. 763. ISBN 0253346886.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Levy, Richard S. (2005). Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution. ABC-CLIO. pp. p351-352. ISBN 1851094393.
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