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The Administration Of The Oath - Alice A. Bailey

The Work Of The Lodge During Initiation

We now come to the most solemn part of the initiation ceremony. This ceremony, from one point of view, divides itself into three parts:-

First: That in which the initiate is concerned and in which he realises his own august Self, the Presence and sees the vision and the plan.

Second: That in which the initiator is concerned, in which he wields the Rod of Fire, and effects certain specific results in the body of the applicant.

Third: That which certain words and formulas are committed to the initiate by the Hierophant, and which he carries away within his consciousness in order the  better to carry out that portion of the plan which concerns himself.

During the whole procedure the Lodge of Masters, congregated without the Triangle of force, has been occupied with a three-fold work, Their aim being to produce certain results in the consciousness of the initiate and thus to aid the Hierophant in His strenuous endeavour.

it must be remembered that under the law of economy where ever there is as application or a transmission of force fron one force centre to another there is a consequent diminution in the centre of the withdrawal This is the basis of set times and seasons in connection with the initiation ceremony. The sun is the source of all energy and power, and the work of the initiator is facilitated when advantage is taken of favourable solar conditions.

The times and season are ascertained through esoteric solar and cosmic astrology; this being based, of course, on the correct figures, the true mathematical conception, and a real knowledge of the basci facts concering the planes and the solar system. 

The horoscope of the initiate is also invariably cast so as to check the time of an individual initiation, and only when the individual signs blend and coincide with the ceremonial chart by which the initiation is guided, is it possible to perform the ceremony.

This is the reason why sometimes initiation has to be postponed to a later life, even when the initiate has done the necessary work.

The threefold work of the Lodge during the ceremony may be described as follows:-

First:The chanting of certain mantrams sets loose energy from a particular planetary centre. It must be remembered here that every planetary scheme is a centre in the body of a Solar Logos, and embodies a peculiar initiation, so it is transferred, via the sun, from that planetary centre to the initiate.

The procedure is as follows:-

a. The energy is set in motion from the planetary centre through the power of the Planetary Logos aided by the scientific knowledge of the Lodge, and the utilisation of certain words of power.

b. it passes then to the sun where it mingles with pure solar energy.

c. It is transmitted from the sun to that particular chain in our Earth scheme which corresponds numerically to the particular originating planetary scheme.

d. From there it is transferred to the corresponding globe, and hence to the dense physical planet. By the use of a particular mantram the Initiator then focuses the energy in His own body, using it both as a receiving and a transmitting station.

Eventually it reaches the initiate, via the Triangle and the Sponsors. It will be apparent therefore, to the student that when the Initiator is the Lord of the World, or the physical reflection of the Planetary Logos of our scheme, the force comes more directly to the initiate than at the first two initiations, wherein the Bodhisaattva is the Heirophant.

Only at the third initiation will the initiate be in a condition to receive direct planetary force.

Second

The concentration undertaken by the Lodge assists the initiate to realise within himself the various processes ubdergone. This is accomplised by working definitely on his mental body, and thus stimulating all the atoms, through the united thought power of the Masters.

The work of apprehension is thus directly aided. This concentration in no way resembles hypnotic suggestion, or the powerful impress of stronger minds;  upon the weaker. it takes the form of strenuous meditation by the assembled Masters and initiates upon the realities concerned and upon the Self; through the force thus liberated the initiate is enabled to transfer his consciousness more easily away from the not-self to the divine essentials wherewith he is immediately concerned.

The thought power of the masters succeeds in shutting out the vibration of the three worlds and enables the applicant literally to "leave behind him" all the past and to have that far-seeing vision which sees the end from the beginning and the things of time as though they were not.

Reference:Initiation Human & Solar: Alice A. Bailey