Me, Myself & I- 12

Religious Studies offer us a much needed fellowship - protective and sagacious, by which we invite into our inner world the company of solid souls, that with courage and constancy have upheld the vision for Humanity.

We find that the tender side to a man becomes exposed by his associations in the exoteric church. There is a dual reality presenting whereby he is enstrengthened at the prospects of his developing Christianity, but all too aware of the hardships about him in the world. The inner life begs contrast, and the sufferings of Humanity are (as if all-at-once) beset upon his troubled consciousness. He begins to know the weight of the world and is little relieved of it.

When we approach an esoteric understanding with an exoteric form of consideration we will be blocked from being afforded the esoteric supplication which would ordinarily apply. Sadly there is much materialism which thwarts the struggling mentality from even glimpsing the possibilities beyond the immediate and material world. 

There has been a saying used (and this is quoting out of context, and we apologize) that: The esoteric shall become exoteric, and the exoteric shall become esoteric. The original meaning to this was trying to imply with a measure of reality that the inner knowledge would be revealed and made apparent and that the outer world will become spiritually transformed. As far as it goes well and good. However on the other hand, we do maintain very strongly that there are distinctions that can be made in both areas, and there will be concerns arising from the mixing of the two or the premature attempt to come to esotericism with an unequal development.

Now, this is not to dissuade the souls who attend the Church service from doing so until they have a capacity for further insight. In this instance we would encourage the individual churches within the modern societies to bring back the spirituality that they have so terribly forsaken along the 'human path' of the 'common man' - bereft of the supersensible.

There is a responsibility amongst those institutions to give forth what they do not at present fulfil. Their signposts are misleading to the hopefuls that attend, their priests are empty and suffer too the condition which was entered into above. If they do not have a bean of understanding here they shall confine the highest teachings to the lowliest of form, and whilst folk may argue that the presentation of Christ was just that, we would say that he profoundly displayed otherwise. It is dangerous to enter into the esoteric and then deny it accordingly - to profess a spirituality and at the same time defeat it by a superstitious rendering of the invisible worlds about. The attitude is blocked. This is the canker of the Church today.

The dilemma here is apparent. So far, with ten of the twelve subjects we have cautioned against esotericism becoming further developed within an individual who has not, as yet, obtained some comprehension for the subjects above. Our grief therefore with the Religious Houses at present must be weighed against the propriety required here as well. However, even an ‘exoteric’ and visible church as is Peter’s needs be honourably representative to that which it maintains it is.

What we are saying is, that there need not be specific instruction into the esoteric sciences on offer there amongst the traditional worship, but there does necessarily need to be a healthy respect that does not negate the supersensible existences and all of the miracles within and without. The individual can then go inwardly and discover for himself those spiritual truths he needs to decipher. But this will be very much blocked from him if the elementals of doubt, superstition and materialism are entertained within the faith.

The goodwill, the psychological sciences, the fellowship and the humanitarian projects (including prayer in this) are all wonderful and noble practices. However, the individuals within are at risk of becoming so waylaid with the effect of the great sadness which is about them, that they shall be scored and depressed out from the faith which would and should be their greatest deliverer.

Religious Studies offer man his true Humanity. We are supported by the highest and noblest of souls, who are drawn to us - whether living or deceased, either of Man or of his family - and we are blessed in the comprehension of the Kingdom of Heaven becoming within this World.