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Fall 2010 the Volume 6 Esoteric Number 3 Fall 2010 The Volume 6 Esoteric Number 3 A publication of the School for Esoteric Quarterly Studies Esoteric philosophy and its applications to individual and group service and the expansion of human consciousness. The School for Esoteric Studies. 345 S. French Broad Avenue, Suite 300. Asheville, North Carolina 28801, USA. www.esotericstudies.net/quarterly; e-mail: [email protected]. The Esoteric Quarterly The Esoteric Quarterly is published by the School for Esoteric Studies. It is registered as an online journal with the National Serials Data Program of the Library of Congress. International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) 1551-3874. Further information about The Esoteric Quarterly, including guidelines for the submission of articles and review procedures, can be found at: www.esotericstudies.net/quarterly. All corres- pondence should be addressed to [email protected]. Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief: Donna M. Brown (United States) Review Editor: Joann S. Bakula (United States) Editor Emeritus: John F. Nash (United States) Alison Deadman (Tennessee) Judy Jacka (Australia) Katherine O'Brien (New Zealand) Gail G. Jolley (United States) Barbara Maré (New Zealand) Webmaster: Dorothy I. Riddle (Canada) Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2010 All rights reserved. Copies of the complete journal or articles contained therein may be made for personal use on condition that copyright statements are included. Commercial use without the permission of The Esoteric Quarterly and the School for Esoteric Studies is strictly prohibited. Fall 2010 The Esoteric Quarterly Contents Volume 6, Number 3. Fall 2010 Page Page Consciousness, Cognitive 37 Features Neuroscience and Divine Editorial 5 Embodiment: Suggestions for Group Work Publication Policies 6 Jon Darrall-Rew Letters to the Editor 7 Methods of Service for the 53 Poem of the Quarter: “ The 8 Seven Rays Comet - With Tears and Zachary F. Lansdowne Sorrow Streaming” by J.M. Picture of the Quarter: “Gaia” 10 Fundamentals of the by Dana Lynne Andersen Work Quotes of the Quarter 11 A Focus on Consciously 71 Constructive Efforts Advertisements 13 Student Paper Esoteric Astrology 17 Commentary The New Group of World 73 New Horizons: The Jupiter- Servers Uranus Conjunctions of 2010-11 Book Reviews Jan Detrich The Heart Doctrine: Mystical 80 Views of the Origin and Articles Nature of Human Consciousness The Origin and Nature of 25 by Christopher P. Holmes Human Consciousness: The Positive Harmlessness in 82 Heart Doctrine, Part One Practice Christopher P. Holmes by Dorothy I. Riddle The mission of the Esoteric Quarterly is to We also encourage feedback from readers. provide a forum for the exploration of esoteric Comments of general interest will be published philosophy and its applications. Full-length as Letters to the Editor. articles and student papers are solicited All communications should be sent to pertaining to both eastern and western esoteric [email protected]. traditions. Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2010 3 The Esoteric Quarterly The Sacred Om by NgAng http://www.ngangart.co.nz/ THE SPIRITUAL GLOBAL NETWORK oday we can discern a growing gl obal network of people who are T becoming an increasingly potent fo rce for t ransformation in hum an affairs. They are inclusive, not separative; they seem to be in touch with the “soul of humanity,” urging “a conspi racy of l ove,” as did paleontologi st- priest Teilhard de Chardin. People aligned with this hi gher c onsciousness i nevitably becom e trans- mitters of a wider vision, dedicated to the well bein g of humanity. They are linked together by an attitude of m ind and he art rather than by outer organization. A view o f the deeper spiritual signi ficance of this integrating group, including practical evidence of th eir work today, is offered in Building and Bridging: The New Group of World Servers, available from: School for Esoteric Studies 375 S. French Broad Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 Email: [email protected] - www.esotericstudies.net One copy is available free, but your $5 donation is invited to help keep these publications in service. 4 Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2010. Fall 2010 Editorial Consciousness: Emergence, Evolution and Use ll four articles presented in this edition “head doctrine”—with the mystical and A address the issue of consciousness in esoteric teachings on the heart, which claim one way or another in gradations ranging that the heart ensouls the human being, from the vast astronomical cycles that inform awakens consciousness and the sense of Self and shape life on Earth, to the emergence and within. The article validates these unified evolution of consciousness within the human ancient and modern teachings, illuminates heart, the group-conscious unit and the Soul- their hidden significance and provides a inspired healer or server. What each of these much needed “heart-centered” alternative to articles also reveals is that consciousness is, the materialist and reductionist views of as the Tibetan Master Djwhal Khul tells us, science. the “reaction of active intelligence to a One of the basic tenets of esoteric philosophy pattern” and that this indwelling intelligence is that there are direct analogies between the (the life of matter or its internal fire) development of a system, a planet and a “animates and creates in line with the person and that these analogies and purposes of the presiding intelligence—be it correspondences, while not exact, exist at human or divine.” every level and repeat the same pattern. Jan Detrich starts us off with an astrological Therefore, a person is said to be a microcosm commentary focusing on the three Jupiter- and a miniature copy of the macrocosm—a Uranus conjunctions taking place between universe on a small scale. Our next article, June 2010 and January 2011. “The universe” Consciousness, Cognitive Neuroscience and as Detrich reminds us, “is relentless in its Divine Logic Embodiment, by Jon Darrall- quest to bring everything into alignment with Rew, explores the analogies between the its essential nature.” On our planet, this mechanism through which an individual alignment process is most often induced by a functions—specifically, the neuronal and conscious and highly ordered interplay cognitive processes of the brain—and the between the solar system and the planets. planetary Logoic brain. Drawing on the latest Periodically, under cyclic law, this findings in the fields of cognitive “interaction becomes so pronounced that neuropsychology and consciousness Earth is literally ‘charged’ with revolutionary research, Darrall-Rew opens the way for a currents and purposefully shaken to its core.” new understanding of humanity’s The author assures us that this is one of those relationship, as a group-conscious unit, to the times. Planetary Logos. The next article in this issue, Part 1 of a two- Our last full-length article, Methods of part series, explores the mysterious Service for the Seven Rays, is from Zachary emergence and development of Lansdowne, a frequent contributor to the consciousness. Its author, Christopher Esoteric Quarterly. His latest contribution Holmes, discusses the modern scientific and sheds new light on the “seven healing psychological theories which assume that techniques” presented by Alice A. Bailey in consciousness and the experience of an “I” her book, Esoteric Healing. The author’s are the result of neural events within the inclusive view of these symbolic healing cerebral cortex. Holmes contrasts this techniques is designed to demonstrate that assumptive “head-centered” approach—the each technique can be viewed as a “method Copyright © The Esoteric Quarterly, 2010 5 The Esoteric Quarterly of service” for people with the corresponding Publication Policies Soul ray. His elucidation of these obscure magical statements focuses on the six rticles are selected for publication in the characteristics or aspects of consciousness AEsoteric Quarterly because we believe that each of the seven healing techniques they represent a sincere search for truth, incorporates. The article provides a number support the service mission to which we of creative clues for their practical use and aspire, and/or contribute to the expansion of adaption. human consciousness. In addition to the full-length articles, we Publication of an article does not necessarily include an occasional feature in the section imply that the Editorial Board or the School titled Fundamentals of the Work. This short for Esoteric Studies agrees with the views paper—A Focus on Consciously Constructive expressed. Nor do we have the means to Efforts—discusses how learning to recognize verify all facts stated in published articles. the efforts of the New Group of World We encourage critical thinking and analysis Servers helps students understand what from a wide range of perspectives and service work is about and enables them to traditions. We discourage dogmatism or any “become conscious of the extent of goodwill view that characterizes any tradition as at work in the world.” Another short paper, having greater truth than a competing system. from an SES student, explores the objectives and characteristics of the New Group of Neither will we allow our journal to be used World Servers. as a platform for attacks on individuals, groups, institutions, or nations. This policy This issue continues with the practice of applies to articles and features as well as to including a Poem of the Quarter. The current letters to the editor. In turn, we understand one—The Comet:
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