DESTINY OF
THE NATIONS
COUNTRIES
CITIES
CONTINENTS
LEADERS OF THE NATIONS
"Every nation - without exception -
has its peculiar virtues and vices
which are dependent upon the
point in evolution, the measure of
control of the personality ray, the
emerging control of the soul ray,
and the general focus of the nation."
ALICE BAILEY
DESTINY OF THE NATIONS
- Nations, like individuals, are living entities with both a soul (spiritual purpose) and a personality (outer expression).
- The destiny of each nation is conditioned by the seven rays and by zodiacal influences, which impress both the national soul and personality.
- The purpose of the book is to show how nations fit into the larger Plan of the Hierarchy, and to help disciples understand the role their own nations are meant to play in the emerging world order.
CONTRIBUTING THE NATION'S SOUL QUALITY
TO THE GREATER WHOLE
DESTINY OF
THE NATIONS
1. Core Premise
- Each nation has a ray soul and a ray personality.
- The soul ray indicates the nation’s long-term spiritual function within humanity.
- The personality ray governs its current temperament, culture, political form, and immediate behavior.
- Nations, like people, often manifest more strongly through the personality ray; the soul ray emerges gradually, usually in times of crisis or spiritual opportunity.
- Conflict between these two sets of forces produces national crises but also stimulates growth.
2. The Seven Rays and National Life
- Nations are also subject to astrological conditioning.
- Each nation is given two zodiacal signs:
• the soul sign (esoteric rulership, linked to
the soul ray),
• the personality sign (linked to the outer
condition). - The signs work through the rays, qualifying a nation’s psychology and destiny.
- For example, Gemini conditions both the United States and Great Britain, linking their destinies; Pisces works strongly through France and Germany in different ways.
3. Zodiacal Influences
- The Plan of the Hierarchy is the emergence of right human relations, the ending of separative nationalism, and the recognition of humanity as one organism.
- Each nation has a specific role to play in this Plan, related to its ray and sign.
- Nations that emphasize their personality aspects produce conflict, separateness, and ambition.
- Nations that respond to their soul influences serve humanity, foster synthesis, and express a spiritual quality needed by the world.
4. The Purpose of Nations
- The Destiny of the Nations lists for some nations the soul and personality rays and astroligical signs for many countries.
A few examples illustrate her method: - United States: Personality on the 6th Ray of Idealism, Soul on the 2nd Ray of Love-Wisdom; Personality sign Gemini, Soul sign Aquarius. Its destiny is to lead in brotherhood and group relationships, though its idealism often produces fanaticism.
- Great Britain: Personality on the 1st Ray of Power, Soul on the 2nd Ray of Love-Wisdom; Personality sign Taurus, Soul sign Gemini. Its destiny is service, moving from imperial power to wise leadership.
- France: Personality on the 3rd Ray of Active Intelligence, Soul on the 5th Ray of Knowledge; Personality sign Leo, Soul sign Pisces. It embodies the release of light through intellect, art, and scientific illumination.
- Germany: Personality on the 1st Ray of Power, Soul on the 4th Ray of Harmony through Conflict; Personality sign Pisces, Soul sign Aries. Its crisis lies in the misuse of power but its destiny is to harmonize through conflict.
- Russia: Personality on the 6th Ray of Idealism, Soul on the 7th Ray of Ceremonial Order; Personality sign Leo, Soul sign Aquarius. Its role is to link East and West and embody order through spiritualized form.
- India: Personality on the 4th Ray of Harmony through Conflict, Soul on the 1st Ray of Power; Personality sign Capricorn, Soul sign Aries. India hides the light; her destiny is to reveal spiritual will.
- China: Personality on the 3rd Ray of Active Intelligence, Soul on the 1st Ray of Power; Personality sign Libra, Soul sign Taurus. Its destiny is to indicate the Way through intelligent will.
5. Esoteric Analysis of Specific
Nations
- Bailey also analyzes certain cities as focal points of spiritual energy (for example, London, New York, Geneva, Tokyo).
- These cities serve as distribution centers of ray energies, linking nations to the planetary centers.
- Their importance lies not only politically or economically but in their occult function as chakras in the planetary body.
6. Cities and Centers
- Students of esotericism are urged to:
tendencies and work to offset them.
• Align with their nation’s soul purpose
• Align with their nation’s soul purpose
and hold the vision of its destiny.
• Avoid glamour, hatred, or blind partisanship.
• Avoid glamour, hatred, or blind partisanship.
• Recognize the interrelation of nations
as parts of one human family.
7. The Work of the Disciples
- Bailey emphasizes that the age of separative nationalism is ending.
- The future will see nations collaborating in a federated world order, each contributing its soul quality to the good of the whole.
- The guiding note is synthesis: not the abolition of nations, but their right relation and cooperation.
- The Hierarchy of Masters seeks to guide this process, using crises and conflicts to bring forth the hidden soul qualities of nations.
8. The Vision of the Future
The Destiny of the Nations teaches that:
- Nations are spiritual entities with rays and signs.
- Their crises are the clash of soul and personality.
- Their purpose is to serve humanity’s Plan through their unique soul quality.
- Right human relations and world unity will emerge as nations express their souls, not their selfish personalities.
- Spiritual workers must hold the vision of national destinies as parts of one planetary organism.
9. Condensed Essence
8. The Vision of the Future
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