Alice Bailey
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Alice A. Bailey (1880‑1949), writer and lecturer on neo-theosophy, was born in England in 1880 as Alice LaTrobe Bateman. After spells as an evangelical Christian and a member of the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society, Alice Bailey founded the Arcane School in 1923. Her 26 books popularized notions such as the coming New Age and the New Group of World Servers, whose triangles she initiated in 1937. They include the mantram known as “The Great Invocation” used by thousands of esoteric groups all over the world. Today the seeds of her service are continued in the work of the Arcane School and Lucis Trust.
According to Alice Bailey, almost all of her books were dictated to her by the Tibetan, Djwhal Khul. The teachings contained therein are written in an unusually lucid style though the subjects are at times abstruse. These are textbooks on occult science, astrology, white magic, meditation and general occultism. It has been said that A.A.B.'s books are more inspirational than informational as the works themselves are occult artifacts which have a definite effect upon those who read them.
All of A.A.B.'s books are available online (http://laluni.helloyou.ws/netnews/bk/toc.html) in their entirety.
Works
By Djwhal Khul:
- Initiation, Human and Solar -- 1922
- Letters on Occult Meditation -- 1922
- A Treatise on Cosmic Fire -- 1925
- Light of the Soul: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali -- 1927 (commentary by Alice Bailey)
- A Treatise on White Magic -- 1934
- Discipleship in the New Age -- Volume I - 1944
- Discipleship in the New Age -- Volume II - 1955
- Problems of Humanity -- 1947
- The Reappearance of the Christ -- 1948
- The Destiny of the Nations -- 1949
- Glamor - A World Problem -- 1950
- Telepathy and the Etheric Vehicle -- 1950
- Education in the New Age -- 1954
- The Externalization of the Hierarchy -- 1957
- A Treatise on the Seven Rays:
- Volume 1: Esoteric Psychology I -- 1936
- Volume 2: Esoteric Psychology II -- 1942
- Volume 3: Esoteric Astrology -- 1951
- Volume 4: Esoteric Healing -- 1953
- Volume 5: The Rays and the Initiations -- 1960
By Alice A. Bailey:
- The Consciousness of the Atom -- 1922
- The Soul and its Mechanism -- 1930
- From Intellect to Intuition -- 1932
- From Bethlehem to Calvary -- 1937
- The Unfinished Autobiography -- 1951
- The Labors of Hercules -- 1974
- The Labours of Hercules: An Astrological Interpretation -- first published 1982
External links
- Lucis Trust (http://www.lucistrust.org)
- The works of Alice Bailey (http://laluni.helloyou.ws/netnews/bk/toc.html)
- A Comparison between HPB and Alice Bailey (http://members.aol.com/uniwldarts/uniworld.artisans.guild/HPBvsAB.html) A critical site
- Theosophy's Shadow (http://www.blavatskyarchives.com/baileyal.htm) A Critical Look at the Claims and Teachings of Alice A. Bailey
- Article from Esotericastrologer.org (http://www.esotericastrologer.org/EA%20Essays/AABHPBHR.htm)de:Alice Bailey