SPIRITUAL HIERARCHY
EXTERNALIZATION
JULY 1975
JULY 1977
5 MASTERS IN THE WORLD
MAITREYA ARRIVED IN
MODERN WORLD
2026
AT LEAST 14 MASTERS
IN THE MODERN WORLD
JUNE 1945
DECISSION OF LORD
MAITREYA TO RETURN
A MASTER SPEAKS
THE MASTERS IN THE WORLD
When the Masters establish Their presence in full view of the world, a great change will take place in the relationship existing between humanity and Them. Whereas, until now, They have been remote and removed from close contact with all but a few disciples, in the immediate future the Guides of the Race will foster a deeper and more continuous form of co-operation with mankind. This process, known as the Externalization of the Hierarchy, has already begun and several Masters have established contact with groups on the physical plane. So far, this contact has been restricted to groups working in the fields of economics, administration and science, and to a lesser extent in education, but the time will come when Their inspiration and guidance will be given freely to all the groups working to rehabilitate the world.
THE MASTERS
IN THE WORLD
2032?
DAY OF DECLARATION
THE EXTERNALISATION
OF THE HIERARCHY
- The Spiritual Hierarchy, also known as the Great White Brotherhood, the Masters of Wisdom, or the Custodians of the Plan, has long functioned subjectively, working behind the scenes of human history. The “externalisation” refers to the gradual reappearance of this inner government of the world in public life, becoming an objective presence on Earth.
- This emergence is not sudden but follows the Law of Cycles and depends on humanity reaching a stage of maturity, responsibility, and receptivity.
1. The Central Idea
- Humanity is described as the middle kingdom, bridging the spiritual kingdom (the Hierarchy) and the animal kingdom. Because of this position, humanity plays a decisive role:
- Humanity must demonstrate goodwill, right human relations, and group consciousness before the Hierarchy can safely externalise.
- The crises of war, economics, and ideology (especially the World Wars, which Bailey links to the battle between materialism and spiritual values) were understood as part of the purification preparing humanity for closer cooperation with the Hierarchy.
2. The Role of Humanity
- Bailey emphasizes three primary conditions for the Hierarchy’s appearance:
- The Rebuilding of Humanity’s Common Life – humanity must recognize its interdependence and build right human relations.
- The Spread of the Goodwill Principle – goodwill, as the lowest aspect of the love of God, must be a guiding force in world affairs.
- The Reappearance of the Christ – the World Teacher (known in the East as Maitreya, in the West as the Christ) will return, not as a religious figure for one faith, but as the Head of the Hierarchy, guiding all humanity.
3. Conditions for Externalisation
- Bailey describes a process unfolding in stages:
- Stage One: Subjective Impression. The Hierarchy impresses the minds of sensitive disciples and aspirants, stimulating thought and vision.
- Stage Two: The Work of the New Group of World Servers. This group, composed of men and women of goodwill in every nation, acts as the intermediary between humanity and the Hierarchy, preparing public opinion and creating forms for new values.
- Stage Three: Objective Emergence. Certain Masters, initiates, and eventually the Christ Himself will be publicly recognized, working openly with humanity.
4. Stages of Externalisation
- He will come as the World Teacher, not as a religious founder, but to inaugurate a new age of unity, cooperation, and spiritual synthesis.
- His work will be to lead humanity into the Kingdom of God, which is not a place but a state of consciousness, the realm of souls.
- The externalisation of the Hierarchy is inseparably linked with His mission.
5. The Christ’s Reappearance
- Bailey distinguishes between three great centers of spiritual life that must be aligned:
- Shamballa – the Will of God, purpose, power.
- The Hierarchy – the Love of God, the custodians of the Plan.
- Humanity – the Intelligence of God, developing goodwill and intelligent cooperation.
- The externalisation represents a closer relationship between these centers, especially as humanity becomes a conscious participant in the divine Plan.
6. The Forces Involved
- Cultivating meditation as a way to align with the Plan.
- Developing impersonality, group consciousness, and service rather than personal ambition.
- Spreading the Great Invocation, a mantram given by the Hierarchy to aid in invoking light, love, and will-to-good.
- Supporting movements that build unity, justice, and right human relations.
7. Practical Work and Preparation
Bailey repeatedly stresses that the 20th century world crisis was the prelude to this externalisation. The struggle between materialistic forces and spiritual forces forced humanity to make a choice. Out of the destruction, a new order based on spiritual values was to emerge, making possible the externalisation of the Hierarchy in the Aquarian Age.
8. The Crisis of Our Time
- The division between the visible and invisible worlds will lessen.
- Education, religion, and politics will be infused with spiritual principles.
- Masters of Wisdom and initiates will work openly in governments, sciences, and cultures.
- Humanity will take its rightful place as a conscious collaborator with the divine Plan.
9. The Vision of the Future
The externalisation of the Hierarchy is the destined reappearance of the inner government of spiritual guides who have long inspired humanity. It depends on humanity’s readiness, the spread of goodwill, and the reappearance of the Christ, leading toward a planetary era of light, love, and intelligent cooperation.
Summary
SUMMARY BOOK
Alice A. Bailey
