Jesus in Theosophy
Theosophical concept of Jesus as a Master of the Ancient Wisdom.
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In Theosophy and related movements, the Master Jesus is considered one of the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom and an Ascended Master.[1] He is regarded as the Master of the Sixth Ray by Theosophists, Alice Bailey, and later students of the Ascended Master Teachings.[1]
Quick Facts
- Field
- Spiritual teacher, Master of the Ancient Wisdom
- Born
- c. 6 BC (per Ascended Master Teachings)
- Died
- c. AD 30 or AD 33 (traditional dates); AD 75 (per Ascended Master Teachings)
- Became world teacher on
- January 1, 1956
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
The Ascended Master Teachings hold that Jesus also incarnated as Joseph of the coat of many colors, King David, and Elisha.[2][3] Elizabeth Clare Prophet stated that the Master Jesus incarnated twice as the Emperor of Atlantis, in 33,050 BC and 15,000 BC, to aid white magicians.[3] The Ascended Master Teachings assert that Jesus studied at the Brotherhood of Luxor in Egypt and then in India under the Great Divine Director, Maitreya, and Lord Himalaya.[3] Followers of Benjamin Creme and Alice A. Bailey believe that the being Maitreya overshadowed the Master Jesus during his ministry, creating two beings in one body.[4]
Alice A. Bailey stated that for Jesus the fourth initiation was a literal crucifixion, while for most people it is symbolic.[5] Traditional theosophists believe the Master Jesus and Maitreya separated after the Ascension, and Jesus went to Shamballa before incarnating as Apollonius of Tyana.[6] C.W. Leadbeater stated that the Master Jesus later incarnated in India as the Tamil religious reformer Ramanuja.[7] The fourth initiation, which is the crucifixion, is believed by Theosophists to have been undergone by the Master Jesus at his crucifixion in Jerusalem.[5]
What the cited sources add
Helena Blavatsky wrote in 1877 that Apollonius of Tyana was a contemporary of Jesus and a founder of a new spiritual school.[8] Some Theosophists, including C.W. Leadbeater, Alice A. Bailey, and Benjamin Creme, have written that the Master Jesus incarnated as Apollonius of Tyana after his life as Jesus.[8] According to Benjamin Creme, the Master Jesus visited the Americas in the late 7th and early 8th centuries, giving rise to the legend of Quetzalcoatl.[9] The Master Jesus was not among the "Masters" that Madame Blavatsky claimed to have encountered; Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater introduced him as a "Master" in their 1913 publication.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bailey, "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire", Lucis Trust, 1932, p. 1237 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: I AM Ascended Master Dictation List Saint Germain Press Inc., 1995, Listing of Ascended Masters by The I AM Activity; Schroeder, Werner Ascended Masters and Their Retreats Ascended Master Teaching Foundation 2004, Listing of those who are believed to be Ascended Masters by The ; Luk, A.D.K.. Law of Life - Book II. Pueblo, Colorado: A.D.K. Luk Publications 1989, Listing of Ascended Masters by The I AM Activity and The Bridge to Freedom; Booth, Annice The Masters and Their Retreats Summit Lighthouse Library June 2003, Listing of those en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Prophet, Elizabeth Clare and Prophet, Mark (as compiled by Annice Booth) The Masters and Their Retreats Corwin Springs, Montana:2003 Summit University Press Pag (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925--Theosophical Publishing House Page 278; Creme, Benjamin Maitreya's Mission--Volume III Amsterdam:1997 Share International Foundation Page 64; Prophet, Mark Studies of the Human Aura Colorado Springs, Colorado: 1975 - Summit University Press (Claimed to have been dictated from Kuthumi) Page 17 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bailey, Alice A. Initiation, Human and Solar New York: 1922 Lucis Publishing Co. Page 89 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Creme, Benjamin Maitreya's Mission--Volume III Amsterdam:1997 Share International Foundation Page 152 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India:1925 Theosophical Publishing House Page 239 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Helena P. Blavatsky: Isis Unveiled, vol. 2, New York 1877 (reprinted 1999), p. 341. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Creme, Benjamin Maitreya's Mission--Volume III Amsterdam:1997 Share International Foundation Page 378 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Jesus in Theosophy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Besant, Annie and Leadbeater, C.W. Man: How, Whence, and Whither? Adyar, India:1913 Theosophical Publishing House Page Page 133 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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