HUMAN MAGIC Brock Travis
Introduction - The Basics I. Wisdom - Energy & Ideas II. Family: Rebirth & Service III. Calling - the Soul ʼs Gifts Meet the NeedConclusion - The Plan & The Group 2 Twenty-three years ago my wife Annelle hit me on the head with a hard-bound copy of Ponder on This, by Alice Bailey.That blue book answered questions for me & resolved problems for me. Two or three years later Annelle invited me into a meditative ceremony in which she introduced me to her Master - the Tibetan, also known as Djwahl Khul. That encounter was the commencement of a dialogue from which these writings emerge. Annelle' s commitment to detachment & discernment has long served for me as a model of spiritual empiricism& I offer it to the reader as a method of assessment - Assume nothing as confirmed until or unless it reveals itself. Accept the postulates in these writings as hypotheses only. If they are realities, then the evidence will demonstrate. Many thanks to Nancy Davison & Jeriel Smith for editing & support. 3 May the Holy Ones, Whose pupils we aspire to become, show us the light we seek; give us the strong aid of their compassion & their wisdom. There is a peace which passes understanding; It abides in the hearts of those who live in the eternal. There is a power that makes all things new; it lives & moves in those who know the Self as one. May that peace brood over us, that power uplift us, until we stand where the One Initiator is invoked, until we see His star shine forth. May the peace & the blessings of the Holy Ones pour forth over the worlds. (The Master Djwahl Khul via Alice Bailey) 4 The Basics Humans are the beings that stand between the realm of Spirit & the realm of Matter. We are both Angels of the Presence of the Divine& dwellers on the threshold of density. Magic is the art of bringing that which is above - the Soul Life through that which is below - the form world. While it is an axiom that thought directs energy, creation is complex. We do not create our world alone. This truth is the mark of the New Age. 5 The New Age will be based upon the fact of the Soul -the realization that we are transcendent consciousness.If I can know & rule my senses, then I am not merely my senses. If I can know & rule my feelings, then I am not merely my feelings. If I can know & rule my thoughts, then I am not merely my thoughts. I am the Soul - consciousness transcending the body, heart & mind. This realization is the foundation of the New Era of Light & Love. The threefold implications of this realization will be transformative: 1. DivinityThe consciousness of the individual transcends the boundaries of his or her physical, emotional & cognitive existence. This is the basis of the emergent ideas of holism & participation.The study of the Soul will reveal it to be a universal entity. The identity of human beings will be demonstrated to be boundless energy - We are in essence Divine. 2. UnanimityThe consciousness of the individual transcends the boundaries of individuality & enters into a universal community of One Life. This is the basis of the emergent ideas of ecology & inclusion.The study of the Soul will reveal it to be shared by all beings. The identity of humanity will be established as a unity & wholeness - We are of one Soul. 3. GoodwillHolism is the idea that beings are body, heart, mind, Soul & Spirit.Participation is the idea that such beings must be self-determining.Ecology is the idea that entities are co-arising, inter-existent, systems.Inclusion is the idea that such entities must be mutually sustaining.The New Age was shocked into being with Auschwitz & Hiroshima, awakening the great emancipatory & humanitarian movements, drawing these four ideas into the awareness of humanity. (As the Four Freedoms - of Faith, of Speech, from Fear, from Want.) The fact of the Soul is the foundation of a conscious civilization, a living world culture striving for universal benevolence. 6 Human Magic is not intended to bethe workings of a solitary sorcerer attempting to create in service to his or her own habits, desires, beliefs. Human Magic is the conscious function of ensouled beings with minds, hearts & bodies living in a world amongst other such beings. Human Magic must be conscious of its duty to be a conduit between that which is above - the kingdom of Masters & Angels & the Soul, & that which is below - the kingdoms of living animal, vegetable & mineral forms. Human Magic must be harmless. Human Magic must be humane. Not narcissistic, but responsible. Not egocentric, but compassionate. Not selfish, but selfless. Human Magic is Group Work. Human Magic serves God's Plan. 7There are three aspects to basic human magic: the spiritual, the relational & the vocational. A harmonious balance between these three makes for a good life of purpose & meaning. Such a life will help to bring the Kingdom of the Soul fully through the Garden of the Earth. Such a life is drawn ever-deeper into the great Group of Souls that serves God Plan of Love & Light.Such a life contributes to the co-creation of a civilization intentionally designed to develop the consciousness of humanity. Because an alignment of spiritual, relational & vocational dimensions of a human being creates a vortex of force that spiritualizes materiality & materializes spirituality. 8 1. Wisdom is not just belief or teachings,but a Divine living field of ideas & energy. Wisdom is a vibrant source of Divine Will, Love & Light. Wisdom is grounded by the Masters, Angels & Servers of any world. The sincere seeker may connect with a Center or Ashram of this energy field by offering himself or herself, with a steady focused effort, in service to its Great Cause - The Divine Plan of Love & Light. Such a person will come into contact. Perhaps he or she will find the vast depths of the great books of worldwide esoteric literature. Perhaps he or she will be invited into a course of study or the work of a school. Perhaps such a one will be granted profound friendship & intense training apropos to one's journey toward service. Perhaps such a one will laborfor a lifetime in apparent isolation & obscurity guided & guarded by the Unseen & Unheard. Perhaps such a one will perform a service upon the busy noisy stage of the world with no conscious memory of Masters or Angels. Each & all of these ways bring the seeker ever deeper into the noumenal vortex through which Light & Love enter the world. 9 2. Family is not only a genetic linkage,but a lineage of service & rebirth. Family is the cohort of other beings with which one moves through one's many lives in this world. Family is ultimately all beings - the Spiritual Kingdom, the Human Kingdom, & the Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Kingdoms. There are always members of a family on both sides of the veil of life & death. The human being is never really alone. There will be a Master, an Adept, Who guides all toward the Path. There will be an Angel, a Deva, Who guards each through this world. There will be brothers & sisters in dense bodies & in light bodies who stand by & watch over the growth of every member. There may be familiar animals, perhaps a dog or a cat or a horse, who are reborn as friends of a person or a family. Human beings tend to be reborn again & again into a special region - perhaps a mountain, or a forest, a river or an island. It is both Karma & dharma that gathers us together.Not only the effects of prior causes - the ongoing history of betrayals & sacrifices. But also the choices of the Soul - decisions to serve some cause of Love & Light. It is this expanding network that conditions humanity.
10 3. Calling is not merely about earning a living, but also bringing Soul gifts to meet world needs. Calling may be the deep urging to right wrongs or to build bridges, to solve problems or to answer questions, or to ease the pain of others or to help them find their way. Calling may be the sense of craft - I was born to do this!ʼ- the skill honed by many lives. We may find our calling through an encounter. Perhaps someone was there to meet our need, & we wish to be there for others with such need. Or perhaps no one was there to meet our need, & we wish such loss for no other being. We may find our calling through synchronicity - many doors will close & one door will open. We may find our calling by doing the work that simply presents itself before us. Or, if we are ready to bring the gifts of our Soul to meeting the needs of the world, then we may ask for help & it will come. Go to a place with height or water. Quiet yourself & prayerfully invoke - Let there be appropriate position. Repeat the invocation daily. Remember - The needs of the time are very great. Your grief & fear are shared by the world. The Soul does not choose to waste its gifts. What you are seeking is seeking you. But the appropriate position may not appear familiar. So prepare yourself to serve in ways yet to be learned. 11 Wisdom, Family, Calling. These are the basics of human magic. The human body is itself a magical wand. If the head, the heart & the hands are aligned, then the person becomes a conduit for Creation. If you align your mind with a source of Wisdom, align your heart with the greater Family, align the actions of your body with your deeper Calling; then the Will, Love & Light of the Soul will flow through you, creating a way for the gift that meets the need. A brief word of caution: White Magic creates selflessly.Black Magic creates selfishly.Few of us are perfectly pure. The best way to tell is this - Does it help?...Or...Does it harm? No unselfish prayer goes unanswered. (The Master Djwahl Khul through Alice Bailey) 12 The Plan of Love & Light Light is the energy inherent to existence itself& is the original Life essence of all beings. Love is the compassion intrinsic to consciousness& is the deep Soul bond uniting all beings. The Plan is drawn from the Cosmic Wisdomunfolding itself from Spirit through Matter exerting a pressure within all beings - a summons to develop toward the Divine. The Plan is not a philosophy or a theology or an ideology. It is a living lamp & a living fount of Light & Love. The Plan is the point of focus for Those Who ground the Soul upon the body of this world joining all who choose to serve into a single global force. 13 What We are doing on this planet is co-creating a civilization conducive to consciousness. Are you willing to bring your own Soul ʼs giftsfully to meeting the need of that Plan? ʻ I donʼt know what that would be yet...ʼOr ʻ I wonʼt be ready for that until or unless...ʼOr ʻ I fear that I might fail in some way...ʼOr ʻ I need to do this or that other thing first...ʼNone of that is what is asked. The question is - are you willing? The answer is a yes or a no. Let the body be quiet. Let the heart be quiet. Let the mind be quiet. I am the Soul - I offer myself in service to the Plan of Love & Light. OM! If you will solemnly perform this offering, sustaining a coherent focus over time, then We will find a way to help you know your own part in the Plan. 14 The Blessed Ones are not & yet They are... The Blessed Ones love not, yet offer Love Divine... The Blessed Ones know not, yet know all... The Blessed Ones can take a form, yet are not then the form... Naught holds the Blessed Ones, neither Deities nor form, neither desire, nor mind. Pure life They are - pure being & pure will, pure love & pure intent. (The Master Djwahl Khul via Alice Bailey) 15 |