The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
The Occult Side of Christianity
THE HISTORICAL CHRIST.

her attempt to rise unto the highest
| and OF her cries to the light in which
she had trusted. and OF the sending OF
Jesus to redeem her from chaos, and OF
her crowning with His light, and leading
| forth from bondage.
He performed for them the great
ceremony OF Initiation, the baptism
which leadeth to the region of truth
and into the region OF light" and bade
! them celebrate II for others who were
worthy. But hide ye this mystery;
give IL not unto every man. but unto
him (only) who shall do all things which
have said unto you In My command
ments."
PARALLELS of the Master.
These same disciples and their earli-
est colleagues wrote down from men,
ory all the public sayings and parallels
of the Master that they had heard.
and collected with great eagerness
any reports they could find. writing
down these also and circulating them
all among those who gradually at
tached themselves TO their small COM
munhy.
The inner teachings given by the
Christ to His chosen ones-were not
written down, but were taught orally
to those deemed worthy to receive
them.
The historical Christ, then. IL a
glorious Being belonging to the great
spiritual hierarchy that guides the
spiritual evolution OF humanity. who
used for some three years the human
body of the disciple Jesus; who spent
the fast of these three years in public
teaching throughout Judaea and Sa-
maria: who was a healer OF diseases
and performed other remarkable oc-
cult works; who gathered round Him
q small band Of disciples, whom He
instructed in the deeper truths OF the
spiritual life; who drew men to Him
by the singular love and tenderness
and the rich wisdom that breathe ed
from His Person. and who was finally
put TO death for blasphemy, for teach
ing the inherent divinity OF Himself
and OF all men. He came tc give a
new impulse of spiritual life to the
world and to reissue the inner teach
ings affecting spiritual life.
1t must not be supposed that the work
Of the Christ for His followers was over
after He had established the mysteries.
or was confined to rare appearances
therein. That Mighty One who has used
the body Of Jesus for His vehicle, and
whose guardian care extends over the
whole spiritual evolution of the fifth
race OF humanity. gave into the strong
Ean0S Oh the nOiy ulSClpie VINO ndu sur
rendered TO Him his body the care OF
the infant church. Perfecting his human
evolution. Jesus. not the Christ. became
one OF the Masters OF Wisdom. and took
Christianity under His special charge.
ever seeking to guide II TO the right
lines. 10 protect. TO guard and nourish
it. His the inspiration that kept alight
the gnosis in the church, until the su-
perincumbent mass of ignorance became
so great that even His breath could not
fan the flame sufficiently TO prevent It's
extinguishment. His the form which
stood beside the rack and in the flames
Of the burning pile. cheering His con-
fessors and HIS martyrs. soothing the
anguish OF their pains. and filling their
hearts with His peace. His the energy
which impelled Roger Bacon, and GaliIeo
His the melody that breathed in the
masses Of Mozart, the sonatas OF Bee
thoven, and the oratorios OF Handel. His
the presence that cheered the solitary
mystics. the hunted occultists, the
patient seekers after truth.
Through the long centuries He has
striven and labored. and, with all the
mighty burden Of the churches to carry,
soiaced one human heart that cried TO
him for help. Nov He is striving to
turn to the benefit OF Christendom part
of the great flood OF the ancient wisdom
poured out for the refreshing OF the
world. and He is seeking through the
churches for some who have ears to hear
the wisdom, and who will answer to His
appeal for messengers.
The article next Sunday will treat
Of the Mystic Christ.