Triangles BULLETIN No. 151
March 2005

At this time of year thousands of spiritually minded people join in meditation to create a channel extending from humanity to the spiritual Hierarchy of our planet, thus "letting in the light". At the three spiritual Festivals of Easter, Wesak and Unification (the Christ’s own Festival), the light released is at its most potent in the annual cycle. As with all spiritual energy, for light to make impact on outer levels, it must pass through the planetary etheric/physical plane in order to reach human minds. Thus the importance of Triangles which works to prepare and condition human consciousness to be receptive to the inpouring light and goodwill.

Are there indications that light is increasingly making impact in human affairs? We know that light can illumine and energise, and that it can also reveal. What is coming to light today is the soul of humanity. We see it in the response of countless men and women of goodwill to natural disasters, sharing freely and abundantly of their resources in response to human suffering. And we can identify its presence in the increasing light pouring into the darkened, unredeemed areas of human living. Much is now coming to light that had previously been submerged by glamour, revealing the wrong attitudes and misperceptions that have blocked right human relations.

Ultimately, this is positive but light can blind the unready. When we invoke "Let Light descend on Earth", we must remember the need to prepare humanity to "take the light". This is one of the reasons that group meditation is such an important service. The light streaming into the world through group meditation is slowly, steadily helping to prepare human consciousness to recognise and dissipate world glamour. It is revealing to many thousands of men and women of goodwill the Path of discipleship—the path of active, committed service to the divine Plan.

The Plan is said to be "held in solution" by the Hierarchy, as an element is preserved intact within a larger substance. But the co-operation of humanity is needed for the Plan to manifest on earth because humanity’s responsibility is intelligent creation. This is humanity’s unique contribution to the Plan—in particular, the creation of relationships between humanity and Hierarchy, via meditation, and between humanity and the lower kingdoms of our planet, through loving service. Year after year, the three spiritual Festivals are anchoring a great channel for the inflow of spiritual energy from higher centres upon our planet to the lower kingdoms, via the new group of world servers and men and women of goodwill. All this, we are assured, is accomplished through creative, intelligent human minds united in meditation to let in the light. And in the creation of this channel, each one of us is a vital link.

The spirit of relationship is a deeply meaningful ideal, which is elaborated in the ageless wisdom Teachings:

"The will-to-love means the love of the greater Whole and the ability to do that which is needed for the good of the group in the right way and with the needed skill in action.... It is, in other words, the loving intention to fire the entire world with the new idea of the "spirit of relationship," beginning with the disciple’s own self, his family and immediate group."i

The will-to-love consists of self-love in a healthy, non-narcissistic and compassionate sense, followed by the love of the group, which then naturally works out as creative activity on behalf of the group. One begins by developing a relationship with and an acceptance of oneself with all the attendant imperfections before one can truly practice the spirit of relationship in the larger world. This spirit of relationship radiates outward in everwidening circles to encompass our families, friends, co-workers, those in our respective communities, cities and countries; and, eventually, the entire human family and other kingdoms in nature. In this way one truly becomes a citizen of the world—a world in which the barriers which currently divide us – those of ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality or even species – fall away.

As more individuals achieve this identification with an ever-widening group; terror, war, and crime will be less prevalent for they will be seen for what they are—acts of supreme selfishness perpetrated in the absence and disregard of the spirit of relationship.

Those of us trying to achieve the spirit of relationship often find ourselves working hard to control established habits of criticism and judgement, because we ought to, we want to and it will make us better people and servers. And yet, our main thought is still of ourselves and what we want to accomplish. We are asked to "give up emphasising the will-to-love and emphasise in your own consciousness the need of others for understanding, compassion, interest and help".ii The goal remains the same—that of loving others, but we are asked to shift our motivation for doing so from ourselves to those with whom we engage. Though one can begin to cultivate the will-tolove with the emphasis on others’ needs at any age, this is best begun at a very early age, so that we begin to produce greater numbers of citizens of the world who embody the spirit of relationship. Esoteric teaching suggests the following practical approach to inculcating those ideas so critical to the progress of the human family—those of relationship and responsibility to the group:

"... To reorient the knowledge…or the sense of awareness in the child in such a manner that he realises from infancy that all that he has been taught or is being taught is with the view to the good of others more than of himself....

...To teach him that the life which he feels pulsing through his veins is only one small part of the total life pulsing throughout all forms, all kingdoms in nature, all planets, and the solar system. He will learn that he shares it with all that exists, and that therefore a true "blood Brotherhood" is everywhere to be found. Consequently, from the very start of his life, he can be taught relationship, and this the small child will be apt to recognise more quickly than will the average adult, trained in the ways and attitudes of the old age."iii

Triangles members of all ages and nationalities, from all walks of life, come together to invoke light and love and the will-to-good on behalf of the entire human family. The energies invoked aid humanity in not only understanding (light) and expressing (love) its true brotherhood, but in working (purpose) to "fire the world" with the spirit of relationship.

i Discipleship in the New Age, Vol. I., p. 720.
ii Ibid., p. 736.
iii Education in the New Age, p. 93.

Spiral Dynamics Integral Spiral Dynamics has been described as a "farreaching theory of human development" and as a way of thinking about "[the] complexities of human existence and bringing some order and predictability to the apparent chaos of human affairs. It provides a framework for tracking the evolution of worldviews....".

Spiral Dynamics emerged through the collaborative work of the late Professor Clare W. Graves and Dr Don Beck. They worked closely together for over ten years, from 1975-1986, and during this time the model developed. During the late 1990s, Don Beck thought it necessary to expand the original ‘Gravesian’ concept to appeal to a wider audience. In 1999, he engaged with author/philosopher Ken Wilber in furthering the evolution of Spiral Dynamics and as a result Spiral Dynamics Integral (SDi) emerged. SDi is an expanded framework and "transcends the entire body of the historic Gravesian/Spiral Dynamics work, which has gone before". SDi "describes and makes sense of the enormous complexity of human existence, and then shows how to craft elegant, systemic problem-solutions that meet people and address situations where they are."

Spiral Dynamics Integral Head Office: Dr. Don Beck PO Box 797 Denton, TX 76202 USA Tel: +1 940 383 1209; Fax: +1 940 382 4597 Website: www.spiraldynamics.net Email: drbeck@attglobal.net or info@spiraldynamics.net

Institute for Planetary Synthesis (IPS) IPS has three three central themes:

• To reawaken an awareness of spiritual values in daily life.

• To promote planetary awareness, which leads to planetary citizenship. This includes an awareness of the underlying energy structure of our society, the kingdoms of nature, the planet and the solar system.

• To analyze and help solve world problems on the basis of spiritual values and planetary awareness, thus meeting true present needs.

In order to achieve these objectives IPS organises meetings, seminars, conferences, workshops and group meditations. Also, IPS provides:

• Consultancy for persons occupying key positions in groups and organisations in areas such as international politics, health, education, world religion, economics, the arts;

• Publication of a periodical newsletter in English, French, German, Russian and Spanish with reports on the activities of the IPS in cooperation with other groups throughout the world and with short articles on the subjects forming the science of man;

• Creation of a documentation centre in Geneva. The centre is open to all.

Institute for Planetary Synthesis PO Box 128, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland Tel: +41 022 733 88 76; Fax: +41 022 733 66 49 Website: www.ipsgeneva.com Email: ipsbox@ipsgeneva.com

There are three major spiritual Festivals which form the high point in the annual cycle – the Festival of Easter, the Festival of Wesak, and the Festival of Goodwill. Through the steady, persistent meditation work of many individuals and groups in all parts of the world, these Festivals are now achieving a subjective anchorage in the consciousness of the human family. In the future all people of spiritual inclination will keep the same holy days. This will bring about a pooling of spiritual resources and a united spiritual effort, plus a simultaneous invocation. The potency of this will be apparent. The three major Festivals each year are concentrated in three consecutive months and lead to a prolonged annual spiritual effort which affects the remainder of the year. These are: The Festival of Easter: This is the Festival of the risen living Christ, the teacher of humanity and the head of the spiritual Hierarchy. He is the expression of the love of God. On this day the spiritual Hierarchy, which he guides and directs, is recognised and the nature of God’s love is emphasised. The Festival of Wesak: This is the Festival of the Buddha, the spiritual intermediary between the highest spiritual centre, Shamballa, and the Hierarchy. The Buddha is the expression of the wisdom of God, the embodiment of light and the indicator of divine purpose. The Festival of Goodwill: This is the Festival of the spirit of humanity aspiring towards God, seeking conformity with the will of God and dedicated to the expression of right human relations. On this Festival for two thousand years the Christ has represented humanity and has stood before the Hierarchy and in the sight of Shamballa as the God-man, the leader of his people and "the eldest in a great family of brothers" (Romans VIII: 29). Each year at this time he has preached the last sermon of the Buddha before the assembled Hierarchy. This is, therefore, a Festival of deep invocation and appeal, of a basic aspiration towards fellowship, of human and spiritual unity; it represents the effect in human consciousness of the work of the Buddha and of the Christ. This Festival is also observed as World Invocation Day. Although they are not yet sufficiently related to each other, these three Festivals are a part of the unified spiritual approach of humanity. The time is coming when all three Festivals will be kept throughout the world and by their means a great spiritual unity will be achieved and the effects of the Great Approach, so close to us at this time, will be stabilised by the united invocation of humanity throughout the planet. (Adapted from the Three Spiritual Festivals pamphlet)

2005:
Easter Festival: 25 March
Wesak Festival: 23 April
Christ’s Festival/World Invocation Day:23 May

Triangles is a world service activity in which people link in thought in groups of three to create a planetary network of triangles of light and goodwill. Using a world prayer, the Great Invocation, they invoke light and love as a service to humanity. Further information is available on request from Triangles. The Triangles Bulletin is for men and women of goodwill and is published four times a year in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Triangles is an activity of the Lucis Trust, a non-profit educational charity which exists to promote right human relations.

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