In the Aquarian Age, as a result of the
existing combination of ray influences, humanity enters into
an expansion of consciousness which will reveal to him group
relations instead of his individual and self-centered personal
relations. I would remind you that Aquarius is to be found
in the upper half of the zodiacal circle and is exactly opposite
to Leo which is found in the lower half. Leo is the sign of
individual unfoldment and of the self as self-assertive. This
highly individualized sign consummates in Aquarius wherein
the individual finds full expression through the medium of
the group, passing from service to himself and expression
of himself as a personality to service of the group and a
growing expression of the Hierarchy to which he steadily draws
closer. To this end, the ray influences will increasingly
and steadily be directed. Humanity has reached a stage where
the sense of individuality is rapidly emerging. In every field
of human expression, men and women are becoming definitely
self-assertive. The Old Commentary refers symbolically
to this in the following words: [146]
"The Lion begins to roar. He rushes forth and, in
his urge to live, he wields destruction. And then again
he roars and - rushing to the stream of life - drinks
deep. Then, having drunk, the magic of the waters works.
He stands transformed. The Lion disappears and he who
bears the water pot stands forth and starts upon his mission."
Those with vision can see this happening upon every side
today. The water-carrier (another name for the world server)
is starting upon his self-appointed task. Hence the anchoring
upon earth of the New Group of World Servers, whose representatives
are found in every land and in every great city. This, I
would remind you, has taken place without exception in every
land and they work on all the different rays; they express
many points of view; their field of service is widely differing
and their techniques so diverse that in some cases comprehension
is not easy to the smaller minded person. But, they all
carry the pitcher containing the water of life upon their
shoulder, reverting to the language of symbolism, and they
all emit the light in some degree throughout their environment.
To you, who live and work in this interim period and in
this cycle of transition, with all its resultant outer chaos
and upheaval, is given the task of expressing steadfastness,
service and sacrifice. Those are the three words which I
give you. I have no spectacular information to give you,
as has sometimes been the case. Too much of this engrossing
and novel information can lead to deep seated insensitiveness.
You need to absorb and to act upon the information you already
have, before there is evoked from you that basic demand
for further light which necessitates response from those
of us who work within the limits of the Hierarchy. For that
demand, we patiently wait. [147]
|
