Djwal Khul

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Djwal Khul (variously spelled 'Djwhal Khul', 'Djwal Kul', the 'Master D.K.', 'D.K.', or simply 'DK'), is believed by some

communications director
of 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 of

Madame Blavatsky, a co-founder of the Theosophical Society and 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 1919 Alice Bailey (1880–1949), severed her links with the Theosophical Society for various reasons and later began writing books she described as being telepathically dictated to her by Djwhal Khul whom she referred to as "The Tibetan"[7] (later associated with the initials D.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 of

esoteric teachings 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 the Christ" (called by Theosophists The Maitreya). 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 the New Age referred to as the Age of Aquarius, because the astrological sign of Aquarius will soon succeed this present Piscean cycle in the cycle of the astrological 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 of

esoteric teachings. Of the minimal personal details, Bailey writes that Djwhal Khul considers himself a disciple of a certain degree in the spiritual, non-physical, ashram of the Master Koot 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. Leadbeater claimed that he saw Djwal Khul teleport into a room in which he and Madame Blavatsky were sitting.[13]

In other New Age movements

Bailey's work and her books with Djwal Khul were published by the

Ascended Master Teachings of Elizabeth Clare Prophet, who claims that she has channeled Djwal Khul as well as the other Mahatmas, such as Koot Hoomi and the Master El Morya, 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

According to

Three Wise Men (the one who gave gold to Jesus).[15]

Criticism

The teachings of Djwal Khul, as conveyed through Bailey's many books in his name, discuss many controversial topics, such as

Victor Shnirelman says "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

The scholar

Sikh reform movement.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0766157822
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  2. ^ "The Esoteric Meaning of Lucifer". Lucis Trust website. Retrieved July 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.
  3. ^ Bailey, Alice. A (1944). Discipleship in The New Age vol.1. Lucis Trust. pp. vii.
  4. ISBN 0900588802
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  5. ^ Mackay, Alex, The History of Tibet. Routledge University Press, 2003, p. 714
  6. ^ Bailey, Alice A. Esoteric Healing, Lucis Trust. 1951. p 714
  7. ^ Bailey, Alice A. The Unfinished Autobiography. Lucis Trust. 1951. pp 162-163
  8. ^ Bailey, Alice A. Initiation Human and Solar, Lucis Trust., p. 58
  9. ^ Bailey, Alice A. Esoteric Healing, Lucis Trust., p. 521, 536, og 565
  10. ^ Bailey, Alice A. The Rays and Initiations, Lucis Trust., p. 255
  11. ^ Bailey, Alice A. The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, Lucis Trust., p. 685
  12. ^ Bailey, Alice A. The Unfinished Autobiography. Lucis Trust. 1951. From the Preface by Foster Bailey, p 1
  13. ^ Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925 Theosophical Publishing House Pages 8-9
  14. ISBN 1556432488
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  15. ^ Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press - Page 33
  16. ISBN 159731000X
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  17. ^ Shnirelman, Victor A. Russian Neo-pagan Myths and Antisemitism Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine in Acta 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
  18. ^ Johnson, Paul K. Initiates of Theosophical Masters Albany, New York:1995 State University of New York Press Page 49

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