Catherine, one can't miss knowing Sjoo has a bi-racial son. She refers to him as "my bi-racial son." I couldn't think of a reason why I would want to refer to my grandson as my "bi-racial grandson"if I did, I would call myself racist. I am not denying that someone representing his/herself as a Bailyite may have been racist toward Sjoo's son, but this doesn't prove that Alice Bailey and all her followers are racist.
When I was twenty I had a Jewish lover, who was forced into a Nazi camp when he was eight years old. In my mind, calling Alice Bailey or anyone anti-Semitic makes them equal to the horrific evil done to that 8 year old boy. And how carelessly the horrific mark of racism and Antisemitism is pinned on anyone that dares criticize, even if the criticism is that you a weak source for your anti-Semitic claims. It's a long time before racism and Antisemitism will endwe have good reason to be vigilant. Equally, there is a need to be vigilant about our human propensity to quickly judge one another and to ignore evidence contrary to our beliefs. For me, the golden years of religions are short lived. Alice Bailey's writings were not meant to last forever, much of her writings doesn't apply to our current consciousness. And yet, like any religion, movement, philosophy there are hidden gold nuggets that are eternally useful. Got to go, I'm way up past my old Grannie bedtime. Sparklecplenty