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Supplementary Monograph
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ESOTERI C' TEACHI NGS
The Di vi ne Dr ama
Ther e i s one f eat ur e of t he i nner exper i ence of t he soul al ong t he
Myst i c Way t hat we have but t ouched upon. I t i s t he acut el y per sonal
si de of a r el at i onshi p t hat const i t ut es t he Di vi ne Dr ama.
I n t hi s Di vi ne Dr ama, t he dr amat i s per sonae ar e t wo: God as t he Logos
mani f est i ng Hi msel f i n and t hr u t he Hi gher Sel f , and- - Y0U!
I t was t he ai mof t hose sci ent i f i c i nvest i gat or s- - t he al chemi st s- - t o
enact t hi s dr ama; i t was t he ai m of t he Her met i c phi l osopher s. I ndeed,
i t was "ever t he ar dent aspi r at i on of t he seeker af t er God i n al l
t i mes, and of al l l ands, whet her Egypt i an, Epopt , Hi ndu, Yogee, Gr eek,
Neopl at oni st s, Ar ab, Suf i , or Chr i st i an gnost i c. " I t i s t he hi ghest
aspi r at i on of t he spi r i t ual l y awakened i n al l r el i gi ous t oday.
Whoever so wi l l s may become an act or i n t hi s dr amaa pl ay concer ned
wi t h t he l i vi ng of one s l i f e. But t he i ndi vi dual must wake up and
under st and t hat t he l i ght of wi sdom has somet hi ng t o show hi m.
"Sweet ar e t he uses of l i f e.
The mor ni ng br eaks agai n over t he wor l d as a t housand and
mi l l i on t i mes bef or e;
The l i ght f l ows r i ppl i ng i n, and up t o t he wi ndow- pane, and
passes t hr u and t ouches t he eyel i ds of t he sl eeper .
I t says: Come f or t h, I have somet hi ng t o show you. 1
And t he sl eeper ar i ses and goes f or t h- ~and ever yt hi ng i s t he
same as yest er day.
Then he says t o t he l i ght , You have decei ved me, t her e i s not h
i ng new her e and he goes back sul l enl y t o hi s chamber .
But t he l i ght i s not huf f ed, but comes agai n t he next mor ni ng
( t hi nks not hi ng of t he l ong j our ney acr oss) and sl i ps t hr ough t he
wi ndow- pane and t ouches t he sl eeper ' s eyel i ds as bef or e*
Come f or t h, I have somet hi ng t o show you,
And agai n t he next mor ni ng and t he next , and t he next .
And t he sl eeper wonder s what t he l i ght woul d be at , but t he
l at t er says not hi ngonl y f ai l s not t o keep hi s sel f - made appoi nt
ment . "
What t he l i ght has t o show, t hi s soul has not yet pr epar ed i t sel f t o
see; f or i n hi s waki ng hour s he must l ead a l i f e of pr epar at i on. Be
f or e he i s el i gi bl e even t o t he f i r st act of t he Di vi ne Dr ama, he
must f i nd t he secr et spr i ng of t he door whi ch onl y he hi msel f can
open.
What can we say of t hi s Gr eat Spi r i t i n t he Di vi ne Dr ama Who descends
t o shar e wi t h you Hi s Gl or yHe Who has pr epar ed f or you such wonder s
t hat eye hat h not seen nor yet ear hear d?
He i s God i n Hi s mani f est ed, knowabl e aspect not t he unmani f est ,
unknowabl e Uni ver sal Dei t y. I n t he Myst er i es i t i s t aught t hat God
became mani f est , ent er ed i nt o mat t er , t ook on t he l i mi t at i ons, became
t he " Heavenl y Man i n whose Body al l f or ms exi st , of whose Body al l
f or ms ar e a par t . " I n t he New Test ament i t i s t aught t hat He i s t he
Logos, "t he Cr eat or and Sust ai ner of t hi s uni ver se- - t he Logos Who
i n Chr i st i ani t y was made f l esh and dwel t among us. "
"Go, go, my soul , st r eamout on t he wi nd wi t h t hi s one . . .
Go, shout on t he wi nds t hat t he wor l d i s al i ve, t hat t he Ar i sen One
cont r ol s I t . "
I n " Col l ect ed Fr ui t s of Occul t Teachi ng" i t i s sai d, "Ther e i s a l evel
at whi ch we f i nd def i ni t el y i n mani f est at i on a Bei ng f r omWhom t he
Chr i st pr i nci pl e act ual l y emanat es . . . Ther e i s a Speci f i c Bei ng
at a cer t ai n l evel wi t hi n t he Di vi ne Hi er ar chy of t he Sol ar Syst em
t o Whomwe may def i ni t el y l ook up as t he consci ous Sour ce of al l
spi r i t ual i nf l uence. "
I t i s He- - t he Lor d of Compassi on and Wi sdomWho al ways st ands r eady
knocki ng at t he door of your hear t . Wi t hout you he cannot pl ay i n
your par t i cul ar dr ama. He needs you; Hi s wor l d i s per f ect ed onl y wi t h
your assi st ance. He l ongs f or t he si gn of your comi ng. He speaks:
"Behol d I st and at t he door and knock; i f any man hear my voi ce and
open t he door I wi l l come unt o hi m, and wi l l sup wi t h hi m and he
wi t h me. "
Wi t h st ar t l i ng suddenness t he f i r st act unf ol ds wi t hi n your soul .
Si mul t aneousl y wi t h t he openi ng of t he door comes t he consci ousness
of t he Di vi ne Pr esence spr eadi ng t hr u and per meat i ng your bei ng.
Suf f used wi t h unmi st akabl e spi r i t ual f or ce, you ar e l i f t ed I nt o a
r ar er at mospher e whi ch r ef r eshes and r enews your soul .
The i l l umi nat i on exper i enced i s added t o t he nor mal consci ousness and
i s t he out come of spi r i t ual cont act wi t h Supr eme Spi r i t . Bet ween act s,
i t i s necessar y t o t r y t o l ay hol d of t hi s exal t ed st at e of consci ous-
ness- - t hr u medi t at i on and i ncessant appr opr i at e dai l y l i vi ng. I t r e
cur s dur i ng each act at a pr ogr essi vel y advanced I ni t i at i on. Thi s
i l l umi nat i on t r ansf i gur i ng t he consci ousness seems t o be t he acme of
human exper i ence. But no! i t i s but t he begi nni ng of t he Di vi ne
Dr ama enact ed wi t hi n t he soul ; t he Ego i s st i l l a separ at ed ent i t y.
Not t i l l t he concl usi on of t he l ast act when al l t he r equi r ement s
have been met wi l l t he ascendi ng and descendi ng Spi r i t meet and uni t e.
I t i s t hen t hat your Di vi ne Dr ama i s compl et ed at t he end of your
j our ney al ong t he Myst i c Way.
Tr anscendent al per cept i ons ar e mani f est ed i n t he subl i me hei ght s of
t hi s ear t hl y exper i ence; we must beg audi ence wi t h t hose who have
l i ved t he par t - - we must l i st en, compar e, and wei gh t hei r asser t i ons.
What mor e I s sai d of t hi s Di vi ne Bei ng, t hi s Lor d of Wi sdomand Love
Who t akes par t i n your Di vi ne Dr ama?
St . Ther esa- - t he Spani sh sai nt of t he si xt eent h cent ur yr ecogni zed
I n Logos "not onl y t he br i ght ness of mani f est at i on of Dei t y, but al so
t he per sonal i nexhaust i bl e and r esponsi ve Fount of al l l i f e an Obj ect
of al l l ove. Because humani t y i s t aken up i nt o t he Godhead, t he
mani f est ed Lor dt he Logos- - i s t he one and onl y br i dge bet ween t he
f i ni t e and t he i nf i ni t e, bet ween t he i ndi vi dual and absol ut e Li f e,
hence i n t r ue Myst i c l anguage, t he t r ue br i degr oom of ever y soul . "
As t he dr ama appr oaches i t s concl usi on, t he separ at ed sel f f i nal l y
becomes one wi t h t he Whol e. Of t he encompassi ng l ove t hat br eaks
f or t h f r om t he i ndi vi dual t o t hi s Pr i nce of Love, Edwar d Car pent er
speaks i n "Af t er Long Ages" :
"And t he sl eeper wonder s what ever t he l i ght woul d be at , but t he
l at t er says not hi ng- - onl y f ai l ed not t o keep hi s sel f - made appoi nt ment
Then af t er many year s, af t er many t housands of year s- -
Af t er many t i mes l yi ng down t o sl eep and r i si ng agai n, af t er many
t i mes ent er i ng agai n i nt o t he mot her s womb, af t er of t en passi ng t hr u
t he gat es of bi r t h and deat h- - t he sl eeper says t o hi m t hat wakes hi m:
"Ah! beaut i f ul one, ah! pr i nce of l ove, so many t i mes wi t h t hy
f i nger s i n vai n t ouchi ng my cl osed l i ds!
Now at l ast t hy l ove pour i ng I n upon me has f ound an ent r ance,
f i l l i ng my body br eaks t he bounds of i t , and bur st s f or t h back agai n
i nt o t he r egi ons whence t hou earnest.
Ah!, pr i nce of l ove, l or d of heaven, most beaut i f ul one, of t hee
I amenamor ed and over come wi t h l ove;
Behol di ng t hy beaut y, hear i ng t hy wor ds t hou sayest t o me, bei ng
t ouched wi t h t he near ness of t hy br eat h and t he di vi ne odor whi ch ex
hal es f r om t hee- - bei ng si ck, const r ai ned wi t h l ove, r endi ng t he chai ns
whi ch det ai n me- -
Hencef or t h t he l ong chai n of bi r t hs and deat hs I abandon, I ar i se
and go f or t h wi t h t hee- - t o begi n my r eal l i f e. "
The end of t he dr ama br i ngs t he compl et i on of t he gr owt h obt ai nabl e
on t he ear t h pl ane.
The pr ophet I sai ah made t hi s pr omi se t o t he r i ght eous:
Thi ne eyes shal l see t he ki ng i n hi s beaut y.
" Bl essed ar e t he pur e i n hear t f or t hey shal l see God, " was t he
l i t er al pr omi se of Chr i st J esus.
" Fol l ow peace wi t h al l men, and hol i ness, " sai d Paul , "wi t hout
whi ch no man shal l see God. "
And yet we r ecal l i t has been sai d, "No man shal l see God at any t i me.
"Tr ue, t he MAN cannot see God. But t he di vi ne i n man sees God. And
t hi s occur s when, by means of t he soul s uni on wi t h God, t he man be
comes one wi t h t he Fat her , and behol ds God wi t h t he eyes of God. "
And t her ef or e we may not be sur pr i sed t o f i nd at t he apex of t he
myst i c uni on of Di vi ne Spi r i t wi t h t he man' s soul - Spi r i t - - t he uni on
of God and t he per f ect ed mant hat whi ch i s t he cr owni ng exper i ence
of t he cl i max of t he Di vi ne Dr ama:
I t i s t hat st upendous event whi ch happened t o t he pr ophet s, t o t he
myst i cs of ol den and moder n t i mes t hat supr eme beat i f i c exper i ence:
The Vi si on of God as t he Lor d
Of t hi s v. i si on- - The Vi si on of Adonai , as i t has been cal l ed by seer s
we can but quot e t he wor ds of t hose who have behel d, and who ar e not
bound by vows of secr ecy:
" Enshr i ned i n t hi s l i ght i s a For m r adi ant and gl or i ous beyond al l
power of expr essi on. For i t I s made of t he Subst ance of Li ght , and
t he For mi s t hat of t he Onl y Begot t en, t he Logos, t he I dea, t he
mani f est or of God, t he Per sonal Reason of al l exi st ence, t he Lor d God
of Host s, t he Lor d Adonai . . . . I n Const i t ut i on and f or m, Adonai i s
dual , compr i si ng t he t wo modes of humani t y, and appear i ng t o t he be
hol der al t er nat el y mascul i ne and f emi ni ne accor di ng as t he f unct i on
exer ci sed i s of t he man or t he woman and i s cent r i f ugal or cent r i pet al .
. . . And wher eas of t hese f or ms t he i nner i s t he f emi ni ne, t he be
hol der l ear ns t hat of t he t wo modes of humani t y, womanhood i s t he
near er t o God . . . Al l of God whi ch can be r eveal ed, al l t hat t he soul
can gr asp . . . i s r eveal ed i n Adonai . "
"The son of Manyes, shal l - - appear i n your mi dst . 0 beat i ng hear t ,
your l over and your j udge shal l appear . . . t he Son and so equal l y
t he Daught er of Man.
The br eat hl ess wonder and r ever ence of t he vi si on i s expr essed by t he
myst i c, Hor ace Tr aubel :
"The cl ouds par t : 0 f ace- - 0 f ace- - 0 f ace! f ace smi l i ng upon
me- - smi l i ng me wi ngs, buoyant beyond t he di scar ded, cheapened pr esent .
Di vi ne For m- - mot her , f at her - - sex onl y now st and r eveal ed, t he
uni on i r r ever si bl e:
Di vi ne For m, I made whol e i n you,
The el ement s di ver se her e bl ended.
God! I am ci r cl ed- - I amdr unk wi t h t he i nf l ux of l i f e
Wheel ed i n your or bi t - - gi ven t he wor d I woul d speak yet
must wi t hhol d- -
Leavi ng you, 0 my br ot her , each one, t o say i t f or your sel f :
0 my quest i oner ! you do not suspect me- - you suspect your sel f :
Tomor r ow seei ng your sel f , you wi l l see me.
And t he i l l umi nat ed spi r i t , passi ng t he por t al .
God- gr own, wi l l hai l me pr oudl y. "
Thr uout l i t er at ur e t he i nspi r ed wor ds of t hose who have compl et ed t he
Di vi ne Dr ama shi ne f or t h i l l umi nat i ng t he way f or t hose who have eyes
t o see! What wonder t hat t he soul of man, year ni ng f or t he unknown,
i s l ed i r r esi st i bl y onwar d and upwar d! Eager passsi onat e pr ayer , un
f l i nchi ng cour age i n t he act i ng of t he par t , dai l y wai t i ng on God t he
Logos i n si l ence, aspi r at i on i n medi t at i on, r ever encecr eat e t he f or
war d, pr ogr essi ve, evol ut i onar y movement i n t he Di vi ne Dr ama. He who
t r ul y seeks wi t h al l hi s hear t shal l sur el y f i nd. But i n t he si ncer e
sear ch al l t he soul ' s f or ces ar e f ocused t o t he one poi nt t o be
achi eved- - cooper at i on wi t h God s wi l l i n t he l i vi ng of one' s l i f e.
Thi s i t i s t hat l eads t o t he i dent i t y i n wi l l and wi sdom of wi l l s
human and di vi ne and br i ngs f or t h a gl or i f i ed humani t y.
The Gi f t of Days
Not what has happened? We have moment ar i l y wi t hdr awn f r om t he on-
r ushi ng cr owd of humani t y t o consi der t he meani ng of l i f e and i t s
goal . We have passed f r ommat er i al sci ence i nt o t he r eal i t i es of
Spi r i t and f i nd t her e equal l y Law and Or der l y Sequence. We have f ound
gr ound f or supr eme opt i mi smand have f ound I ncent i ve f or l i vi ng at
t he t op not ch of endeavor gl or i ousl y.
I t has been necessar y f or many of us t o l eave home and sear ch f or
happi ness t hr u t he wi de wor l d. The exper i ence has enl ar ged our t ot al
vi si on, i t has enl ar ged our under st andi ng of t he st r anger wi t hout our
gat e. I ndeed, we have f ound t hat he i s not a st r anger at al l , but our
br ot her . The exper i ence has cl ear ed our si ght t o see t he bl i i e bi r d
dwel l i ng i n our own homes. We f i nd our sel ves i nexpr essi bl y enr i ched
f r om t he j our ney; we t hank God humbl y t hat we wer e i nci t ed t o st ar t
out on our quest f or t he Hol y Gr ai l . For we have t aken a t our t hr u
t he Gr eat Rel i gi ons of t he Wor l d and i n _so doi ng we have ar r i ved at
t he si mpl e, basi c, l i t er al t r ut hs of our own Bi bl e I
We r egar d t hat subl i me f i gur e on t he cr oss- - Chr i st J esus- - wi t h i n
cr eased r ever ence. That Lor d of Wi sdomand Love! Not knowi ng what
t hey di d, t hey cr owned t hi s heaven- sent messenger wi t h t hor ns and
cr uci f i ed hi m! He who had shown t hem- - t ot al l y i gnor ant of t he t r ue
sour ce of Li ght - - a met hod of escape f r oma soul - dar kened l i f e.
J esus t he Chr i st came t o save t he wor l d f r om si n, sor r ow, si ckness- -
f r omal l di scor d of t he soul . He came t o r enew t he i mpor t of spi r i t ual
l i f e, t o accent uat e t hi ngs et er nal . He came not t o di e i n our st ead- -
how coul d he when each i ndi vi dual must wor k out hi s own sal vat i on al ong
t he l i nes t hat he hi msel f l ai d down f or us? I t i s unt hi nkabl e t hat
Dei t y t o be pr opi t i at ed r equi r es a vi car i ous sheddi ng of bl ood! He
came t o enl i ght en us, t o show us t he next ascendi ng st eps i n t he on
war d mar ch of t he r ace- - t he way of peace and happi ness. He l i ved and
di ed t hat t he wor l d mi ght ent er t he pat h of spi r i t ual t r ut h and spi r i t
ual under st andi ng. " Seek ye t he ki ngdom of heaven whi ch i s wi t hi n"
was among hi s par amount messages- - a sear ch whi ch l eads t o an unf ol di ng
of t he I nner man l eadi ng t o Cosmi c Consci ousness. Thi s i s t he quest
t hat l eads t o t he goal of ear t h- l i f e- - t he consci ous uni on of ever y
soul wi t h i t s Di vi ne Sour ce- - God.
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