Order in Chaos

Chaos is from the Greek – the abyss, a boundless space without form. This definition suggests an orderless confusion, devoid of meaning, while Eastern philosophy refers to space as a living Entity – a great Life, consciously aware of the interplay of energies and forces it encompasses. It is “…the field for the intelligent activity of the indwelling Lives of the Universe, of the many constellations, of the distant stars, of our solar system, of the planets within the system, and of all that constitutes the sum total of these separated living forms”.

Looking up at the night sky, at the vault of heaven, is a wondrous and awe-inspiring experience. The impression is one of unity in which the stars and planets have an ordered activity. This is an imaginative intuitive impression – a synthetic understanding which stands above the everyday senses which are focused on physical forms. Descending from the unknowable macrocosm with its ordered activity, the physical world, in contrast, is one of disorder, chaos and utter confusion. How can humanity replicate the higher order in such a world? The answer to this question is provided in the following esoteric stanza which relates to the individualized spirit expressing through the energy of ceremonial order, the Seventh Ray, which is steadily gaining in influence at this time:

To the Magician thus he spoke: ‘The ways of the Creator must be good. Behind all that which seems to be, must be a Plan. Teach me the purpose of it all. How can I work, immersed in deepest matter? Tell me the thing that I must do?’

The Magician said: ‘Listen, O Worker in the furthest world, to the rhythm of the times. Note the pulsation in the heart of that which is divine. Retire into the silence and attune yourself unto the whole. Then venture forth. Establish the right rhythm; bring order to the forms of life which must express the Plan of Deity.’ 2

A period of utter confusion constitutes both a crisis and an opportunity, for there is a purpose in disorder which may not be readily apparent. When old forms, familiar and comforting, have served their purpose, they must be replaced by forms which express a new more vibrant livingness motivated by creative thought. Everything that manifests in the world, the forms with which we are familiar, are the result of thought; thought is a powerful energy which can be creative or destructive. Indeed, we’re told that “The entire universe has been created and its evolution processed through the power of thought, which is only another word for controlled meditation”. 3

Hence the relevance of the Triangles work which reveals the order in chaos. The power of creative meditative thinking creates a channel of communication between the higher realms and humanity through which spiritual energies can flow to heal and rebuild a troubled world. This work takes on a heightened intensity as we approach the Three Spiritual Festivals in April, May and June this year.

1. Alice Bailey, Telepathy and the Etheric Vehicle, p. 179

2. Alice Bailey, Esoteric Psychology Vol II, p. 39

3. Alice Bailey, Discipleship in the New Age Vol II, p. 233