Master Jesus is the theosophical concept of Jesus in Theosophy and the Ascended Master Teachings .
77-799: The Master Jesus is one of the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom in Theosophy and is one of the Ascended Masters (also collectively called the Great White Brotherhood ; with white being in reference to the light) in the Ascended Master Teachings , a group of religions based on Theosophy. The Master Jesus is regarded by Theosophists, was regarded by Alice Bailey and was later regarded by students of
154-621: A "Master of Light", "Healer" or "Spiritual Master" is a divine human being who has taken the Fifth Initiation and is thereby capable of dwelling in a 5th dimension. The teachings hold that an "ascended master" is a human being who has taken the Sixth Initiation, also referred to as Ascension, and is thereby believed to be capable of dwelling in a 6th dimension. The term ascended master was first used by Baird T. Spalding in 1924 in his series of books, Life and Teachings of
231-562: A detailed critique of Theosophy titled Theosophy: history of a pseudo-religion (1921). In the book Guenon speculated that Blavatsky had acquired all her knowledge naturally from other books not from any supernatural masters. Guenon points out that Blavatsky spent a long time visiting a library at New York where she had easy access to the works of Jacob Boehme , Eliphas Levi , the Kabbalah and other Hermetic treatises. Guenon also speculated that Blavatsky had borrowed passages from extracts of
308-700: A leading figure within the Bhakti movement in Hinduism ; thus, by incarnating as Ramanuja, Jesus became an Avatar . According to Leadbeater, the Master Jesus incarnated as Ramanuja as part of his spiritual work as Master of the Sixth Ray of Love-Devotion ( bhakti is the Sanskrit word for devotion ). That Jesus incarnated as Ramanuja is believed by many traditional Theosophists, but not by those adherent to
385-607: A location above Judaea briefly ten days later on the 50th day after his resurrection in order to observe from afar the events of the Day of Pentecost (or possibly he observed these events by remote viewing ). In both traditional Theosophy and the Ascended Master Teachings it is believed that these events were coordinated by the Maha Chohan , who, it is asserted by both C.W. Leadbeater and Elizabeth Clare Prophet,
462-485: A major work by Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), a founder of the Theosophical Society and of contemporary Theosophy . In it, the messianic Maitreya is linked to both Buddhist and Hindu religious traditions. Blavatsky also stated that there have been, and will be, multiple messianic instances in human history. Following Blavatsky's writings on the subject other Theosophists progressively elaborated on
539-471: A materialization of a tea cup and saucer as well as written the messages from her masters herself. The article "Talking to the Dead and Other Amusements" by Paul Zweig , New York Times October 5, 1980, also speculates that Madame Blavatsky's revelations were fraudulent. Maitreya (Theosophy) In Theosophy , Maitreya or Lord Maitreya is an advanced spiritual entity and high-ranking member of
616-512: A new spiritual school. Perhaps less metaphysical and more practical than Jesus, less tender and perfect in his nature, he nevertheless inculcated the same quintessence of spirituality, and the same high moral truths." Some Theosophists such as C.W. Leadbeater and the teachers of Neo-Theosophy , Alice A. Bailey and Benjamin Creme, have written that the Master Jesus was also incarnated as Apollonius of Tyana after his incarnation as Jesus of Nazareth. It
693-517: A reputed hidden spiritual hierarchy, the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom . According to Theosophical doctrine , one of the hierarchy's functions is to oversee the evolution of humankind; in concert with this function Maitreya is said to hold the "Office of the World Teacher". Theosophical texts posit that the purpose of this Office is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge about the true constitution and workings of Existence to humankind. Humanity
770-472: A series of spiritual transformations originally called initiations. Both mahatma and ascended master are terms used in the Ascended Master Teachings. The concept of an ascended master is based on the theosophical concept of the Mahatma or Masters of the Ancient Wisdom. However, Mahatmas and ascended masters are believed by some to differ in certain respects. According to the Ascended Master Teachings,
847-521: Is accepted by the followers of traditional Theosophy, of Alice A. Bailey, and of Benjamin Creme, but not by those who are adherent to the Ascended Master Teachings , who believe that the incarnation as Jesus was his last embodiment on Earth. C.W. Leadbeater stated that the Master Jesus, after his resurrection in the body of Apollonius of Tyana, incarnated in India as the Tamil religious reformer Ramanuja ,
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#1732775499909924-604: Is believed that he attained the fifth level of initiation (the resurrection ) when he became an Ascended Master at the end of his life as Apollonius of Tyana. However, if Apollonius was a contemporary of Jesus as Blavatsky wrote, Jesus could not have reincarnated as him. Benjamin Creme gets around this by claiming that Jesus lived from 24 BC to AD 9 (instead of the usual dates given of Jesus' lifetime as being c. 6 BC to c. AD 30 or AD 33). This means that Jesus could have incarnated as Apollonius of Tyana, since according to Creme, Apollonius lived from AD 16 to c. AD 97. However, one of
1001-655: Is believed to be one of the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom in Theosophy and is one of the ascended masters in the Ascended Master Teachings. The Master Jesus is regarded by Theosophists as the Master of the Sixth Ray . It is believed by Ascended Master Teachings organizations that the Master Jesus was "Chohan of the Sixth Ray" until December 31, 1959, when, according to Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Lady Master Nada fully took on
1078-807: Is regarded as the Lord or Regent of Earth and of humanity , and the head of the Spiritual Hierarchy of Earth who dwells in Shamballah . It is believed by these authors that he is the founder of the Great White Brotherhood, which consists of Masters of the Ancient Wisdom (Fifth Initiation), ascended masters (Sixth Initiation), Chohans and Bodhisattvas (Seventh Initiation), Buddhas (Eighth Initiation), and highly spiritually-evolved volunteers from other worlds, who have all joined to advance spiritual evolution on Earth. Sanat Kumara
1155-744: Is said to have had numerous manifestations or incarnations: in the theorized ancient continent of Atlantis ; as a Hierophant in Ancient Egypt ; as the Hindu deity Krishna ; as a high priest in Ancient India; and as Christ during the three years of the Ministry of Jesus . Annie Besant (1847–1933), another well-known and influential Theosophist (and future President of the Society) had also developed an interest in this area of Theosophy. In
1232-675: Is the representative of the Holy Ghost on Earth. In the Ascended Master Teachings, it is believed that the Master Jesus lived in Kashmir until he was 81, and then, assuming he had been born in 6 BC, in AD 75, he ascended to Shamballa to be with the Lord of the World, Sanat Kumara . Helena Blavatsky , a founder of the Theosophical Society , wrote in 1877: "Apollonius, a contemporary of Jesus of Nazareth, was, like him, an enthusiastic founder of
1309-428: Is thereby assisted on its presumed cyclical, but ever progressive, evolutionary path. Reputedly, one way the knowledge transfer is accomplished is by Maitreya occasionally manifesting or incarnating in the physical realm; the manifested entity then assumes the role of World Teacher of Humankind . In early 20th century, prominent Theosophists believed a reappearance of Maitreya was imminent. A suitable candidate for
1386-598: The Church Universal and Triumphant in 1975), The Temple of The Presence (1995), The Hearts Center (2005), the I AM University (2004), and various other organizations such as The White Eagle Lodge (1936) and the Aquarian Christine Church Universal (2006). Peter Mt. Shasta, who claims to be channeling the ascended master Saint Germain, has been releasing the ancient teachings in a more modern and simplified form, emphasizing
1463-785: The Kanjur and Tanjur , translated by the eccentric orientalist Sándor Kőrösi Csoma , published in 1836 in the twentieth volume of the Asiatic Researchers of Calcutta . K. Paul Johnson suggests in his book The Masters Revealed: Madame Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood that the Masters that Madam Blavatsky claimed she had personally met are idealizations of certain people she had met during her lifetime. Robert Todd Carroll in his book The skeptic's dictionary (2003) speculates that Blavatsky used trickery into deceiving others into thinking she had paranormal powers. Carroll further speculates that Blavatsky had faked
1540-727: The Great Divine Director , Maitreya , and Lord Himalaya , the Manu of the Fourth Root Race (Atlantean) . The followers of Benjamin Creme and Alice A. Bailey believe in the Nestorian / Gnostic Christology , promulgated by C.W. Leadbeater , which asserts that the powerful being known as the Maitreya overshadowed the Master Jesus during the Ministry of Jesus , such that there were two beings in one body. Maitreya
1617-565: The solar corona ) descends to serve with him at the Resurrection Temple doing sacred rituals and answering prayers. Ascended Master Teachings groups describe the Master Jesus as having a twin flame (celestial spouse) named Lady Master Magda , one of whose two known incarnations was Mary Magdalene ; the other was Aimee Semple McPherson . According to the Ascended Master Teachings, the Ascended Master John
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#17327754999091694-447: The "Ascended Master Teachings" as the Master of the Sixth Ray . It is believed by Ascended Master Teachings organizations that the Master Jesus was "Chohan of the Sixth Ray" until December 31, 1959, when, according to Elizabeth Clare Prophet , Lady Master Nada fully took on that Office in the Spiritual Hierarchy . According to Prophet, Jesus became World Teacher, along with Kuthumi , on January 1, 1956, succeeding Maitreya , who took
1771-409: The "Great White Brotherhood" by various theosophists and esotericists. The use of the term white refers to their advanced spirituality (in other words, that they have a white colored aura ) and has nothing to do with race. Blavatsky described many of the Masters as ethnically Tibetan or Indian ( Hindu ), not European . She did, however, describe them as being from all cultures and races, such as
1848-553: The "Greek gentleman" known as Hilarion . Belief in the Brotherhood and the Masters is an essential part of the syncretistic teachings of various organizations that have taken the Theosophical philosophical concepts and added their own elements. Examples of those believed to be ascended masters by these organizations are: Jesus, Sanat Kumara, Buddha, Maitreya, Confucius , Lord Lanto (Confucius' historical mentor), Mary
1925-454: The "green books" of The Saint Germain Series . In all, 3,834 claimed Dictations from the Masters were received through Guy and Edna Ballard. Other "Ascended Master Activities" believed that the ascended masters, cosmic beings, Elohim, and Archangels continued to present a program for both individual development and spiritual transformation in the world. They believe that further instruction from
2002-601: The 1930s by the ascended masters through Guy Ballard in the I AM Activity . However, theosophists maintain that the concept of an ascended master is an exaggeration and corruption of the more modest theosophical concept of "Master of the Ancient Wisdom". Guy Ballard said his work Unveiled Mysteries was dictated to him by the ascended master St. Germain . Other Ascended Master Teachings are contained in The Bridge to Freedom (1951), Mark Prophet and Elizabeth Clare Prophet 's The Summit Lighthouse (1958) (reorganized as
2079-524: The 9th century BC. According to the post-1900 publications of Theosophy (specifically, the writings of Charles W. Leadbeater , Alice Bailey, and Benjamin Creme , as well as the Ascended Master Teachings of Guy Ballard, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Geraldine Innocente , Joshua David Stone , and other Ascended Master Teachings teachers), Sanat Kumara is an "advanced being" of the Ninth Initiation (the highest initiation possible on planet Earth) who
2156-646: The Ascended Master Teachings. According to Benjamin Creme , the Master Jesus visited the Americas (as well as Polynesia ) not immediately after his resurrection as recounted in the Book of Mormon , but in the late 7th century and early 8th century, after having descended to the continent of America from his dwelling place in Shamballah with Sanat Kumara. Like the Mormons , Creme believes that this visit gave rise to
2233-456: The Beloved , who was Jesus’ best friend during his lifetime, has a retreat (residence on the etheric plane) above Arizona where he teaches a variety of white magic that involves the mastery of the elemental spirits governing the realms of earth, air, water, and fire. It is believed that the Master Jesus often teleports over to John the Beloved's retreat to say hello to his old friend. In
2310-594: The Brotherhood may be known as the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom or the Ascended masters. Various people have said they have received messages from these beings, including most notably Helena Blavatsky (Theosophy), Aleister Crowley ( Thelema ), Alice Bailey ( New Group of World Servers ), Guy Ballard ( "I AM" Activity ), Geraldine Innocente (The Bridge to Freedom), Mark L. Prophet & Elizabeth Clare Prophet (Church Universal and Triumphant) and Benjamin Creme ( Share International ). The Masters are collectively called
2387-683: The Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III (who constructed the Temple of Luxor to the god Amon ) and also as Leonidas , the King of Sparta , who was killed in 480 BC defending the pass of Thermopylae against the invasion of ancient Greece by Emperor Xerxes I of the Persian Empire . Belief in the brotherhood and the masters is an essential part of the beliefs of various organizations that have continued and expanded
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2464-723: The Emperor of Atlantis, once in 33,050 BC and again in 15,000 BC. According to Alice Bailey, the Master Jesus was previously incarnated as Joshua , the Hebrew military leader in the 13th century BC, and Joshua the High Priest in the sixth century BC. According to the Ascended Master Teachings, Jesus was also incarnated as Joseph of the coat of many colors in the 17th century BC/16th century BC (approximately between 1650 BC and 1550 BC), as well as King David (who lived c. 1037 BC until around 970 BC), and Elisha in
2541-425: The High Priest in the sixth century BC. According to the Ascended Master Teachings, Jesus was also incarnated as Joseph of the coat of many colors in the 17th century BC/16th century BC (approximately between 1650 BC and 1550 BC), as well as King David (who lived c. 1037 BC until around 970 BC), and Elisha in the 9th century BC. It is believed in the Ascended Master Teachings that Jesus’ father Saint Joseph
2618-921: The I AM Movement, White Eagle Lodge and New Thought and Theosophical groups. The book "Initiations of the Aquarian Masters: The Theosophy of the Aquarian Gospel" by ACCU founder Jacob L. Watson, expounds on the church's teachings which draw heavily from the writings of A.D.K. Luk (pen-name of Alice Beulah Schutz) (1905–1994), the Saint Germain Series published by the Saint Germain Press (The Saint Germain Foundation), and especially from "The Lost Years of Jesus" compiled by Elizabeth Clare Prophet and published by The Summit Lighthouse. René Guénon wrote
2695-627: The I AM University (2004), the White Eagle Lodge (1936) and the Aquarian Christine Church Universal, Inc. (2006). In Ascended Master Teachings there is also mention of Serapis Bey, a being who was incarnated as a high priest in one of the "Temples of the Sacred Fire" on Atlantis , and who migrated to Egypt at the time of the destruction of Atlantis. It is also believed that he was incarnated as
2772-657: The Master Jesus in his immortal body will assume the papal throne for the next 2,000 years of the Age of Aquarius . According to the Ascended Master Teachings, the Master Jesus has a sumptuous retreat (residence on the etheric plane) above Jerusalem called the Resurrection Temple . Often his mother Mary (now married to the Archangel Raphael, as noted above, and serving the Solar Logos with him in
2849-465: The Master Jesus incarnated twice as the Emperor of Atlantis, once in 33,050 BC and again in 15,000 BC. He did this in order to aid the white magicians in the war of the white magicians and the black magicians that was going on in Atlantis at that time. According to Alice A. Bailey, the Master Jesus was previously incarnated as Joshua , the Hebrew military leader in the 13th century BC, and Joshua
2926-541: The Master Jesus underwent the fourth level of initiation (the crucifixion ) at his crucifixion in Jerusalem . According to Alice A. Bailey, for most people at the fourth initiation the crucifixion is symbolic as a severe life test of renunciation, but for Jesus it was literal. Traditional theosophists believe that the Master Jesus and Maitreya souls' separated from each other just after the Ascension (which for Jesus
3003-543: The Master Jesus was never one of the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky claimed to have met. He was added as a "Master" by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater in their 1913 book Man: Whence, How and Whither . Comic Books Masters of the Ancient Wisdom Ascended masters in a number of movements in the theosophical tradition are held to be spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans, but who have undergone
3080-520: The Masters of the Far East (DeVorss and Co.). Godfre Ray King (Guy Ballard) further popularized this concept of spiritual masters who had once lived on the earth in his book Unveiled Mysteries . Adherents of the ascended master Teachings hold that the beliefs surrounding ascended masters were partially released by the Theosophical Society beginning in 1875, by C.W. Leadbeater and Alice A. Bailey , and began to have more detailed public release in
3157-592: The Office in the Spiritual Hierarchy in his place. According to Prophet, Jesus became World Teacher, along with Kuthumi, on January 1, 1956, succeeding Maitreya, who took the Office of "Planetary Buddha" and "Cosmic Christ". According to Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Prophet of the Church Universal and Triumphant (the largest Ascended Master Teachings religion), the Master Jesus incarnated twice as
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3234-613: The Office of "Planetary Buddha" and "Cosmic Christ". This belief is not accepted by adherents of traditional Theosophy and the followers of Alice A. Bailey and Benjamin Creme ; they believe that the Master Jesus is still the Chohan of the Sixth Ray and that Maitreya is still the World Teacher. According to Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the Prophet of the Church Universal and Triumphant , the largest Ascended Master Teachings religion,
3311-573: The Society and Theosophy in general. These events reputedly prompted Leadbeater to declare, "the Coming [of Maitreya] has gone wrong", and damaged Theosophical organizations and the overall standing of Theosophy. Following the Krishnamurti debacle, major Theosophical organizations and writers became increasingly muted, at least publicly, on the subject of the reappearance of Maitreya and
3388-763: The Society, and doctrinal schisms in Theosophy. The German Section, led by Rudolf Steiner , seceded from the Society and was eventually reorganized as the Anthroposophical Society . Additional negative repercussions occurred in 1929, when Krishnamurti repudiated the role the Theosophists expected him to fulfill, dissolved the Order of the Star and completely disassociated himself from the World Teacher Project; soon after he severed ties with
3465-525: The Theosophical Society in the 1920s to establish the quasi-Theosophical Arcane School. She expanded Leadbeater's work and his Christology, and referred to Maitreya as the "Cosmic Christ", stating his Second Coming would occur sometime after the year 2025. The Theosophical Maitreya holds a prominent position in the Ascended Master Teachings . These encompass original Theosophical literature as well as later additions and interpretations by various non-Theosophical commentators and groups – such as
3542-427: The Theosophical Society was poised to possibly play a major role. More information regarding the future impulse was the purview of the Theosophical Society's Esoteric Section, which was founded by Blavatsky and was originally led by her. Its members had access to occult instruction and more detailed knowledge of the inner order and mission of the Society and of its reputed hidden guides. In Theosophical texts, Maitreya
3619-532: The ascended masters and the rest of the spiritual hierarchy continued through new Dispensations with new Messengers, such as the Bridge to Freedom, the Summit Lighthouse, and the Temple of The Presence. The Aquarian Christine Church Universal, Inc. (ACCU) is a denomination founded in 2006 based on The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ , said to be transcribed from the Akashic records by Levi H. Dowling . The Aquarian Christine Church actively promotes Ascended Master Teachings and shares many beliefs in common with
3696-471: The ascended masters became a central part of each member's life. Through the Ballards as "messengers", the ascended masters were believed to have regularly communicated with the students of "The I AM Activity". These supposed addresses (known as "Dictations") were delivered before gatherings of members in Conclaves held throughout the United States of America, and published in the monthly periodical The Voice of The "I AM" , and some were collected and reprinted in
3773-515: The atmosphere, created an effect. Like a boomerang, the effect came back into the consciousness and made a record. That record was the beginning of an impression. Energy sent out in a certain manner returned to affect the lifestream who had sent it forth and there began to be created a shadow between the I AM Presence and the human consciousness. Endeavoring to contact the Presence, the individual would find these 'tramp' thoughts and feelings flowing through that line of contact until more and more imperfect
3850-456: The concepts released in the original Saint Germain instruction in the 1930s through the "I AM" Activity . Examples of those believed by the ones proposing these teachings to be ascended masters would be the Master Jesus, Confucius , Gautama Buddha , Mary the mother of Jesus , St. Paul of Tarsus ( a.k.a. Hilarion ), Ashtar Sheran , Sanat Kumara , Melchizedek , Archangel Michael , Metatron , Kwan Yin , St. Germain and Kuthumi . Jesus
3927-441: The decades of the 1890s and 1900s, along with Charles Webster Leadbeater (eventually a close associate) and others, she became progressively convinced that the next impulse from the hierarchy would happen sooner than Blavatsky's timetable; these Theosophists came to believe it would involve the imminent reappearance of Maitreya as World Teacher, a monumental event in the Theosophical scheme of things. Besant had started commenting on
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#17327754999094004-619: The earlier Maitreya doctrine in Buddhism . However, they differ in important aspects. The Theosophical Maitreya has been assimilated or appropriated by a variety of quasi-Theosophical and non-Theosophical New Age and Esoteric groups and movements; they have advanced their own views on the entity's reappearance. The first mention of Maitreya in a Theosophical context occurs in the 1883 work Esoteric Buddhism by Alfred Percy Sinnett (1840–1921), an early Theosophical writer. The concepts described by Sinnett were amended, elaborated and greatly expanded in The Secret Doctrine (published 1888),
4081-581: The early 1980s revelations of Tuella , that the Master Jesus, under his galactic name "Sananda", works with Commander Ashtar , flying with Pallas Athena in their own flying saucer within the Ashtar Galactic Command flying saucer fleet as its Commander-in-Chief. The scholar K. Paul Johnson maintains that the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky wrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were her mentors . In an article in The New York Times , Paul Zweig maintains that Madame Blavatsky's revelations were fraudulent. However,
4158-483: The entity's physical "vehicle" was identified as the then–adolescent Jiddu Krishnamurti , and the World Teacher Project was built around him for this purpose. The Project received worldwide publicity and interest, but also caused serious dissension and splits in the Theosophical Society. It was eventually dismantled in 1929 by Krishnamurti, who disavowed any further relationship with it and Theosophy in general. The Theosophical concept of Maitreya has many similarities to
4235-462: The hierarchy, often called "the Masters" or " the Mahātmās " in Theosophical literature, were the ultimate guides of the Theosophical Society. The Society itself was said to be the result of one of the hierarchy's regular "impulses" to help Humankind's evolution. Blavatsky further commented in her 1889 work The Key to Theosophy about the next impulse, the "effort of the XX th century" which would involve another "torch bearer of Truth". In this effort
4312-401: The legend of Quetzalcoatl . Benjamin Crème asserted that, in the late 1970s, the Master Jesus appeared to Spencer W. Kimball , then president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , in the Washington D.C. Temple . Creme stated that since 1990 the Master Jesus has been living in secret in Rome. After Maitreya makes his Emergence (the Day of Declaration ), Creme asserted,
4389-439: The matter; the dissidents charged them with straying from Theosophical orthodoxy and, along with other concepts developed by the two, the writings on Maitreya were derisively labeled Neo-Theosophy by their opponents. The Adyar (Chennai) -based international leadership of the Society eventually overcame the protests and by the late-1920s the organization had stabilized, but in the meantime additional World Teacher-related trouble
4466-406: The mother of Jesus, Lady Master Nada, Enoch , Kwan Yin , Saint Germain, and Koot Hoomi (Kuthumi), to name but a few. It is believed that all of these put aside any differences they might have had in their Earthly careers, and unite instead to advance the spiritual well-being of humanity. Within "The I AM Activity" (founded by Guy Ballard in the early 1930s), claimed contact and cooperation with
4543-410: The physical plane, while the highest known positions are occupied by beings of the purest spiritual essence and consciousness. According to the later Theosophical texts, Maitreya's position in the current stage of planetary evolution is that of the Boddhisatva , originally a Buddhist concept. Since this position is thought to be at an exalted state, Maitreya may have no direct or sustained contact with
4620-420: The physical realm. At this evolutionary level he is reputedly below only two others in the current hierarchy: at its apex, the Sanat Kumara (referred to as "The Lord of the World"), followed by the Buddha. Maitreya is additionally described as having among other duties overall responsibility for humanity's development including its education, civilization and religion. Blavatsky had stated that certain members of
4697-554: The possible chronologies of Apollonius of Tyana's life sometimes cited give his life span as being from AD 40 to AD 120, thus making it possible that, even if the usual dates of Jesus' lifetime are accepted (c. 6 BC to c. AD 30 or AD 33), he still could have incarnated as Apollonius of Tyana. However, other modern scholarship, more often cited, gives the dates of Appolonius' life span as c. AD 15 to c. AD 100, thus making it problematic, realistically speaking, that Jesus could have incarnated as him. Jesus' incarnation as Apollonius of Tyana
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#17327754999094774-515: The possible imminent arrival of the next emissary in 1896, several years before her assumption of the Society's presidency in 1907. By 1909 the "coming Teacher" was a main topic of her lectures and writings. After Besant became President of the Society the belief in Maitreya's imminent manifestation took on considerable weight. The subject was widely discussed and became a commonly held expectation among Theosophists. However, not all Theosophical Society members accepted Leadbeater's and Besant's ideas on
4851-405: The possible next impulse of the reputed spiritual hierarchy. However the concepts of World Teacher, of a hidden spiritual hierarchy, and of masters of occult wisdom continued to have supporters. Some were Theosophical Society members, but increasingly such beliefs were found among near-Theosophical and non-Theosophical New Age adherents. A major proponent was Alice Bailey (1880–1949), who left
4928-403: The principles of theosophy. According to C.W. Leadbeater, Initiation is a process by which "we try to develop ourselves not that we may become great and wise, but that we may have the power and knowledge to work for humanity to the best effect." According to Alice Bailey, Initiation is the "process of undergoing an expansion of consciousness" It is believed that since the "fall of man" during
5005-503: The reputed spiritual hierarchy. Its members are presented as guardians and guides of Earth's total evolutionary process, known in Theosophical cosmology as the doctrine of Planetary Rounds. In Theosophy, evolution includes an occult or spiritual component that is considered more important than the related physical evolution. The hierarchy is said to consist of spiritual entities at various evolutionary stages; lower ranks are populated by individuals who can function more or less normally on
5082-548: The teaching that the masters can work with those who have an open heart and the desire to benefit humanity. The term ascended master was first introduced in 1934 by Guy Ballard with the publication of Unveiled Mysteries , a book which he said was dictated to him by the ascended master St. Germain . Other Ascended Master Teachings are contained in The Bridge to Freedom (1951), The Summit Lighthouse (1958) (known also as The Church Universal and Triumphant ), The Aetherius Society (1955), The Temple of The Presence (1995),
5159-517: The teachings of the Aetherius Society , headquartered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California , it is promulgated that since his resurrection, the Master Jesus has been dwelling mostly on the higher planes of Venus in order to work with the Master Aetherius , but when his presence is required, he teleports to or takes a flying saucer to Earth as needed. Joshua David Stone of the I AM University, began holding his Wesak Mount Shasta gatherings in 1996. Stone had begun teaching in 1993, based on
5236-408: The time of the fourth root race was described: Curiosity, rebellion against holding true to the Divine Pattern and the use of thought and feeling in creation of imperfection, began the building of what you call the 'soul'. It is a consciousness apart from the full Purity of God. The first thought a man had that was imperfect and impure, energized by a secret feeling, was a cause and that, sent out into
5313-476: The time of the incarnation of the fourth root race , imperfection, limitations and discord increasingly entered into the world. The memory body is considered to have become known as a "soul", and this temporary personality has taken on the sense of a self that is separated and not connected to God. It is believed that a "Dictation" from Maitreya further clarified this matter through the "Messenger", Geraldine Innocente , on September 27, 1954, when what occurred during
5390-407: Was an incarnation of Djwal Khul ; Balthasar, who gave the gift of frankincense to Jesus, was an incarnation of Kuthumi ; and Melchior, who gave the gift of myrrh to Jesus, was an incarnation of Morya . According to the Ascended Master Teachings, to prepare for his ministry, Jesus first studied at the Brotherhood of Luxor (a mystery school in Egypt ), and then went to India to study under
5467-506: Was brewing. In 1909 Leadbeater encountered fourteen-year-old Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) near the Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar, and came to believe the boy was a suitable candidate for the "vehicle" of the expected World Teacher. Soon after, he placed Krishnamurti under his and the Society's care. In late 1909 Besant, by then President of the Society and head of its Esoteric Section, admitted Krishnamurti into both; in March 1910 she became his legal guardian . Krishnamurti
5544-483: Was mentioned briefly by the theosophist Helena Blavatsky . She claimed he belonged to a group of beings, the "Lords of the Flame", whom Christian tradition have misunderstood as Lucifer and the fallen angels. Sanat Kumara gained greater prominence when her follower Charles W. Leadbeater wrote that Sanat Kumara was the "King" or Lord of the World, and the head of the Great White Brotherhood of Mahatmas who had revealed
5621-524: Was one of the incarnations of St. Germain , and that his mother Mary , upon her Assumption became either a deva or an archangel and is now the twin flame (celestial wife) of the Archangel Raphael . According to the Ascended Master Teachings, each of the Magi who came to visit the baby Jesus was an incarnation of one of the ascended masters: Caspar , who gave the gift of gold to Jesus,
5698-569: Was only to the fourth and not the fifth level of initiation) and do not believe that the Master Jesus went to Kashmir; they believe he went directly to Shamballa to be with the Lord of the World, Sanat Kumara , for a time, until he then incarnated again soon after as Apollonius of Tyana . It is believed in the Ascended Master Teachings that when Jesus ascended on the 3rd day after the resurrection, he levitated from Judaea to Kashmir . In either case, whether he went directly to Shamballa or to Kashmir when he ascended, presumably he teleported to
5775-607: Was subsequently groomed extensively for his expected role as the probable World Teacher, and a new organization, the Order of the Star in the East (OSE), was formed in 1911 to support him in this mission. The project received widespread publicity, and enjoyed worldwide following (mainly among Theosophists). It also faced opposition within and without the Theosophical Society, and led to years of upheaval, serious splits within
5852-522: Was the Christ and the Master Jesus was Jesus of Nazareth ; the combination of the two beings functioned as Jesus Christ . Those adherent to the Ascended Master Teachings believe in the existence of the Maitreya; however, they believe that although he encouraged the mission of Jesus, he did not actually overshadow Jesus. Theosophists and those adherent to the Ascended Master Teachings alike believe that
5929-525: Was the conscious use of them. Finally, those centers got completely away from the control of the ego and acted independently. Students of the Ascended Master Teachings believe that this world is destined to again have a Golden Age , a "Heaven on Earth", that will be permanent, unlike previous Golden Ages millions of years ago. The Great White Brotherhood , in belief systems akin to Theosophy, are said to be supernatural beings of great power who spread spiritual teachings through selected humans. The members of
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