The Power of Thought

Today, looking up at the heliocentric Heaven, we celebrate the special radiance of its lights: the conjunction in Aquarius, the sign of the new Age, between Mercury, the winged Lord of the Fourth Ray of Harmony, who constantly reflects the higher Model in all hearts of the System, and Pluto, the destroyer of old forms, Keeper of the First Ray Energy. Furthermore, Neptune, Lord of the Sixth Ray, meets the asteroid/Muse Calliope, who presides over the art of speech and thought-form, while the Earth, Third Ray, joins Clio, who brings appreciation and recognition of heroism to all consciousnesses. (see: The Academy of the Muses)

Inspired by the Muses, let us reflect on the power of thought, which is the emanation of Manas, the divine Mind.

“Manas is, really WILL working itself out on the physical plane, and the truth of this will be seen when it is realised that all our planes form the cosmic physical plane, whereon an Entity, inconceivably greater than our Logos, is working out a set purpose through the Logos, through us, through all Spirit-substance that is included within His sphere of radiatory activity.” (1)

“Manas is the active will of an Entity working itself out through all the lesser lives who go to the content of the ring-pass-not or sphere of influence of the indwelling Existence. Therefore—as concerning man on this chain—he is but expressing the purpose and the will in action of the planetary Logos in Whose body he is a cell or lesser life.” (2)

Thought is Fire, Magnetism, Light, and generates creative vortexes; thought is lightning that flashes beyond earthly limits, cancelling time and distance; thought is sharp as a sword, and the thoughts of all Thinkers intertwine and compose themselves into a network of luminous impulses that connects worlds.

Thought evaluates, orders, creates, radiates; thought lives on the future and sows constructive impulses.

“Verily, life is created only by the power of thought. It is not the voices heard from platforms that create the future, not uttered words borne out in space; it is the power of thought radiating with cosmic striving. Thus, the carriers of fire in spirit and heart powerfully affirm Our Will.” (3)

“The consciousness that encompasses only the present, without any thought of the future, cannot adhere to evolution, because the chain of centuries disappears for such a consciousness. Hence, when the consciousness expands it encompasses the great leading chain of causes and effects.” (4)

Thought saturates Space, and therefore everyone, with their own dose of creative ability, is able to cooperate with the Cosmos.

“If one can confirm the presence of thought even in a stone, then what a clear rainbow of thought fills space! One must become used to the fact that thought permeates all that exists. Certainly this reality, ponderable and not abstract, remains defined as energy but preserves the potentiality of conscious evolution.
Until recently the sensitivity of plants was considered to be just instinct, but after investigation one now can attribute this “instinct” to the domain of thought. Hence, one must observe upward and downward. The human creature shows a characteristic error in presuming to himself the exclusive ability to think. By the most simple examples, one can demonstrate how human thought is affected by age, circumstances, and nationality. It is striking to see how weak is the rudimentary thinking of the average man; yet anonymously-sent spatial thoughts will uplift his spirit. You know that a radio, with slight alteration, can receive thoughts from space. And thoughts, as living matter, can both nourish and be nourished.
Reflect on the manifestation of thought. Realize its omnipresence and rejoice at the laboratory of thought that, from the mineral cell up to the Infinite, links all kingdoms. The magnetic wave, the electric spark, and thought—these three voyagers greet those who strive into the Infinite.” (5)

“Verily, thought is infinite. The domains of the Cosmos are revealed to it. There are no limitations where the spirit rules. Is not thought, which pervades all and manifests the beauty of the Cosmos, miraculous? Thought, emanating from the Depths of the Cosmos, revealing all sources, is the most fiery of the manifestations of space. Even if thought does not find its application upon Earth, nevertheless, it fierily saturates space with these creative records. Thought-forms intensify each vital designation, as a fiery impulse of life. The source of creative power is inexhaustible when life is filled with thought. Therefore, to think means to construct life. To think means to affirm the forms of life. The threshold reached by thought always leads to the destined goal, because thought rules with eternal Fire. Thought, which leads to the might of great Cosmic Constructiveness, is not sufficiently studied.” (6)

On a human level, true Thinkers who operate from the plane of the abstract mind are Servers of Humanity and, in imitation of the Greater Ones, they construct luminous and directive thought forms and launch them in Space as beacons to guide invoking consciousnesses and draw them into increasingly rarefied and elevated regions.

Every thought must therefore have a precise evolutionary purpose. If it is well constructed and supported by a strong commitment, it will endure for a long time in space, joining others of the same nature and producing ever new combinations suited to the times and to consciousnesses.

“A thought unsupported by commitment is of little value, but when spurred towards a well-defined goal, it acts with vigour. People do not usually envisage the goal of their desires, even though this is a necessity that is very difficult to understand. This results in weak and ineffective actions, which fail, because of the lack of remarkable outcomes, to discover the power of thought, and people continue to neglect it. In the vast majority one does not recognise the creative virtue of desire supported by thought. This explains the general slowness of the spiritual progress of humanity, on which the poor ability to assimilate subtle energies depends.” (7)

“When he understands that he has real creative powers, Man will abandon gold and other stones, and his prosperity will be equal to that of the angels, who draw from themselves what they need and know no scarcity. Awaiting this discovery of cosmic value, other entities have been accompanying Man, protecting him, caring for him, preparing him and guiding him since time immemorial, in secret silence. But Space awaits the birth of human creative consciousness, the Crown of Existence.” (8)

True Thinkers are artists, they are visionaries. They have the courage and inner strength to solicit spatial substance in order to draw out what it veils, both on the subtle and physical planes. They produce Beauty and reveal the splendour of Truth. Each of their thoughts implies an assumption of responsibility for the actions that follow, not only towards themselves, but before the entire Cosmos.

“When the spirit develops in the direction of Infinity, then the feeling of responsibility acquires the power manifested by the Creators of Cosmos. Begin to realize personal responsibility and strive toward cosmic responsibility. There is the step of personal responsibility, the step of responsibility for human thought, the step of responsibility for human evolution, the step of responsibility for a better future. When thinking will be perfected, it will be possible to say that the time of construction of a better future is near.” (9)

“When the great Service for the good of humanity is given, responsibility should be carried accordingly. When Our vessel is in the hands of the Carrier, it means that dignity should be preserved, in order that the wondrous vessel may keep its wings. Verily, it is befitting that responsibility be carried by a tempered spirit and with the entire solicitude of the heart.” (10)

If it is thought that provokes action, it is nevertheless the fiery potential of the spirit that creates it, and men are divided according to that potential.

“Fiery thought knows no limits. As a forerunner of infinite creativeness, thought is impelled into space. It is necessary to accustom the consciousness to this endless manifestation. Measuring all concepts against Infinity, one may arrive at the step of Cosmic constructiveness. Only co-measurement can reveal that great step, which is powerful through fiery Infinity. Fire is manifested as impulse in the heart, as movement of thought, as the great Unifier of Worlds. One must understand creativeness as the unification of various energies manifested by the Fire of space and the spirit of man. Science of the future will reveal the laws of these unions, for it is needed to establish the most subtle cosmic cooperation, so as to accomplish that about which the Fiery Servitors are thinking. All fiery formulas live, awaiting their incarnation. Therefore, science can strive to seek out the spatial energies.” (11)

The Servers of Humanity, who are increasingly working together for the common Good, must therefore above all strive to build the future together with the fire of thought, which is the evocative power of the new world, without allowing themselves to be caught up in events, which are particularly tragic today, and in the binary ordinariness of the emotional reaction typical of the masses, which produces a dense and smoky layer around the planet, often confusing even men of Good Will.

Remaining there, in the fire of the air, without distracting ourselves, without deflecting, full of joy and love, let us then distil drops of fiery thought to pour into human hearts to evoke that power that belongs to them and which translates into Harmony.

And so, letting ourselves be carried by the updrafts, on the wave of the words of the Master of Agni Yoga, let us sing together with the Muses:

Soar with your thoughts.
Fly by affirmation.
Fly by love.
And you will realize the joy of flying.
And the gulf of life will remain far below you.
And a miracle of flaming colors will radiate
near the splendor of the Southern Cross.
All is attainable. (12)

 

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1. A. A. Bailey – A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, p. 353
2. Ibid., p. 356
3. Agni Yoga Series, Infinity 1 § 321
4. Hierarchy § 381
5. Agni Yoga § 80
6. Fiery World III § 150
7. E. Savoini, Commentary on Infinity II § 396-7
8. Ibid. § 113/115
9. Infinity I § 73
10. Hierarchy § 341
11. Fiery World III § 161
12. Leaves of Morya’s Garden I – The Call § 328