Djwal Khul
Djwal Khul(variously spelled 'Djwhal Khul', 'Djwal Kul', the 'Master D.K.', 'D.K.', or simply 'DK'), is believed by someTheosophists[citation needed]and others to be aTibetandisciple in "The Ageless Wisdom" esoteric tradition. The texts describe him as a member of the 'Spiritual Hierarchy', or 'Brotherhood', ofMahatmas,one of theMasters of the Ancient Wisdom,defined as the spiritual guides of mankind and teachers of ancientcosmological,metaphysical,and esoteric principles that form the origin of all the world's great philosophies, mythologies and spiritual traditions.[1]According to Theosophical writings, Djwal Khul is said to work on furthering the spiritual evolution of our planet through the teachings offered in the 24 books byAlice Baileyof Esoteric Teachings published by The Lucis Trust (then named the Lucifer Publishing Company[2]); he is said to have telepathically transmitted the teachings to Bailey and is thus regarded by her followers as thecommunications directorof the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom.
In Theosophy and the writings of Alice Bailey
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Djwal Khul's name first appeared in the work ofMadame Blavatsky,a co-founder of theTheosophical Societyand author of "The Secret Doctrine",published in 1888, which was primarily written by Koot Hoomi and Morya, according to Blavatsky and others in the Mahatma letters.
Bailey writes in August 1934, in the first person voice of DK: [I am] "a Tibetan disciple of a certain degree, and this tells you but little, for all are disciples from the humblest aspirant up to and beyond The Christ Himself. I live in a physical body like other men on the borders of Tibet and at times (from the esoteric standpoint) preside over a large group of Tibetan Lamas, when my other duties permit."[3]In some writings, his name was omitted and he was referred to by the abbreviation "Master D. K." or the appellation "The Tibetan".[1][4][5][6]
In 1919Alice Bailey(1880–1949), severed her links with the Theosophical Society for various reasons and later began writing books she described as beingtelepathicallydictated to her by Djwhal Khul whom she referred to as "The Tibetan"[7](later associated with the initialsD.K.). According to Bailey, her D.K. was the main author behind Blavatsky's "The Secret Doctrine".[8][9][10][11]Bailey stated that after initial resistance, she was eventually persuaded by the quality of what she had written in 'dictation' in the first few weeks work with DK to continue to write down the communications from this source. She wrote for 30 years, from 1919 to 1949.[12]
Bailey wrote that Djwal Khul's intention was the revelation ofesotericteachings that were valuable for the continued training and teaching of spiritual aspirants in the 20th and early 21st century. She believed her work was done on behalf of the "spiritual hierarchy" of advanced beings, that included Djwal Khul, whose sole interest was to guide humanity towards the establishing of goodwill and right human relations, the vital first steps that would help prepare the way for the "Reappearance of theChrist"(called by TheosophistsTheMaitreya). Alice Bailey's 24 books with DK were to be the second in a series of three revelations, after Blavatsky's "The Secret Doctrine", that were meant present the preparatory teachings that would serve to usher in theNew Agereferred to as theAge of Aquarius,because the astrological sign of Aquarius will soon succeed this present Piscean cycle in the cycle of theastrological ages.
In a preface included in many of Bailey's books, Djwal Khul, in the dictations described by Bailey, refers to the fact that he has been reported to be an abbot of a Tibetan monastery and the spiritual preceptor of a large group oflamas.She wrote that he lived in Northern India, near the borders ofTibet.Other than that the books do not include personal details about Djwal Khul and the dictated content focuses on hisesotericteachings. Of the minimal personal details, Bailey writes that Djwhal Khul considers himself a disciple of a certain degree in the spiritual, non-physical,ashramof the MasterKoot Hoomi,who is considered by Theosophists and other students of Alice Bailey's books to be another member of the same "spiritual hierarchy" of advanced beings.
C. W. Leadbeaterclaimed that he saw Djwal Khulteleportinto a room in which he and Madame Blavatsky were sitting.[13]
In other New Age movements
[edit]Bailey's work and her books with Djwal Khul were published by theLucis Trust,an organization she set up with her husband,Foster Bailey.Over time, Djwal Khul's name has appeared in the writings aboutAscended Masters(a phrase not used by Bailey) of variousNew Ageorganizations such as theAscended Master TeachingsofElizabeth Clare Prophet,who claims that she has channeled Djwal Khul as well as the other Mahatmas, such asKoot Hoomiandthe Master ElMorya,among many others, resulting in dozens of volumes of transcriptions.[14]The leaders of these groups described themselves as having direct contact with him and other "Masters of Wisdom", and to be working as their disciples on the physical plane.
Previous incarnation
[edit]According toElizabeth Clare Prophet,one of Djwal Khul's previous incarnations was as Caspar, one of theThree Wise Men(the one who gave gold toJesus).[15]
Criticism
[edit]The teachings of Djwal Khul, as conveyed through Bailey's many books in his name, discuss many controversial topics, such asnationalism,race relations,American isolationism,Soviet totalitarianism,fascism,Nazism,andZionism.The books include content in line with the then current 19th century and early 20th century ideas and views about people ofAfricandescent,Aboriginal Australians,theJewish peopleandArabs,and ofJudaismand orthodoxChristianityand fundamentalist movements of both East and West, and her views have been criticized as such. Author Lee Penn has written that Bailey "expressed hatred for Judaism in many of her books."[16]Russian historianVictor Shnirelmansays "Racist and antisemitic trends are explicit... in the occult teachings of Alice Bailey (founder of the New Age movement) and her followers, who wish to cleanse Christianity of its “Jewish inheritance” and reject the “Jewish Bible” as a prerequisite for entering the Age of Aquarius. "[17]
Skeptical view
[edit]The scholarK. Paul Johnsonmaintains that the "Masters" thatMadame Blavatskywrote about and produced letters from were actually idealizations of people who were hermentors.Johnson asserts that the Djwal Khul was actuallyDyal Singh Majithia,a member of theSingh Sabha,anIndian independence movementorganization andSikhreform movement.[18]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abNeff, Mary K. (2003).Brothers of Madame Blavatsky.Kessinger Publishing. pp. 31, 46–47.ISBN0766157822.
- ^"The Esoteric Meaning of Lucifer".Lucis Trust website.RetrievedJuly 24,2014.
[Alice and Foster Bailey] named their fledgling publishing company "Lucifer Publishing Company"....The Baileys' reasons for choosing the original name are not known to us, but we can only surmise that they...sought to elicit a deeper understanding of the sacrifice made by Lucifer. Alice and Foster Bailey were serious students and teachers of Theosophy, a spiritual tradition which views Lucifer as one of the solar Angels, those advanced Beings Who Theosophy says descended...to our planet eons ago to bring the principle of mind to what was then animal-man.
- ^Bailey, Alice. A (1944).Discipleship in The New Age vol.1.Lucis Trust. pp. vii.
- ^Guenon, Rene (2004).Theosophy: History of a Pseudo-Religion.Translated by Alvin Moore Jr.; Cecil Bethell. Sophia Perennis. pp. 41–42.ISBN0900588802.
- ^Mackay, Alex,The History of Tibet.Routledge University Press, 2003, p. 714
- ^Bailey, Alice A.Esoteric Healing,Lucis Trust. 1951. p 714
- ^Bailey, Alice A.The Unfinished Autobiography.Lucis Trust. 1951. pp 162-163
- ^Bailey, Alice A.Initiation Human and Solar,Lucis Trust., p. 58
- ^Bailey, Alice A.Esoteric Healing,Lucis Trust., p. 521, 536, og 565
- ^Bailey, Alice A.The Rays and Initiations,Lucis Trust., p. 255
- ^Bailey, Alice A.The Externalisation of the Hierarchy,Lucis Trust., p. 685
- ^Bailey, Alice A.The Unfinished Autobiography.Lucis Trust. 1951. From the Preface by Foster Bailey, p 1
- ^Leadbeater, C.W.The Masters and the PathAdyar, Madras, India: 1925 Theosophical Publishing House Pages 8-9
- ^Klimo, Jon; Charles Tart (1998).Channeling: Investigations on Receiving Information from Paranormal Sources.North Atlantic Books. p. 54.ISBN1556432488.
- ^Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth ClareLords of the Seven RaysLivingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press - Page 33
- ^Penn, Lee (2004).False Dawn: The United Religions Initiative, Globalism, and the Quest for a One World Religion.Sophia Perennis. pp. 267–268, 273, 299.ISBN159731000X.
- ^Shnirelman, Victor A.Russian Neo-pagan Myths and AntisemitismArchived2007-08-10 at theWayback MachineinActa no. 13, Analysis of Current Trends in Antisemitism.The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 1998. Retrieved 2007-08-22
- ^Johnson, Paul K. Initiates of Theosophical Masters Albany, New York:1995 State University of New York Press Page 49
Further reading
[edit]- Johnson, K. PaulThe Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White BrotherhoodAlbany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
- Melton, J. GordonEncyclopedia of American Religions5th Edition New York:1996 Gale ResearchISBN0-8103-7714-4ISSN 1066-1212 Chapter 18-- "The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151-158; see chart on page 154 listingMasters of the Ancient Wisdom;Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations.
- Melton, J. Gordon(2001). "Djual Khul, Master".Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology(5 ed.). Gale Group, Inc. p. 435.ISBN0-8103-8570-8.
External links
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- Lucis Trust, publisher
- Theosophical University Press:Madame Blavatskyand other theosophists
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