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1. "At The 1st Initiation, the control of The Ego (Soul or Higher Self) over the physical body must have reached a high degree of attainment. The 'sins of the flesh' must be dominated. Gluttony, drink, and licentiousness must no longer hold sway. The physical elemental will no longer find its demand obeyed. The control must be complete and the lure departed. A general attitude of obedience to The Ego must have been achieved, and the willingness to obey must be very strong. The channel between The Higher and the lower is widened and the obedience of the flesh practically automatic."
2. "The Initiate passes, at this Initiation, out of The Hall of Learning into The Hall of Wisdom. At this time, emphasis is consistently laid on his astral (emotional) developement, although his mental equipment grows steadily. A long period of many incarnations may elapse before the control of the astral body is perfected and The Initiate is ready for the next step."
3. "The 1st Initiation simply stands for commencement. A certain structure of right living, of thinking, and of conduct has been attained. The form that The Christ is to occupy has been constructed, and now that form is to be vivified and indwelt. The Christ Life enters, and the form becomes alive."
4. "Very little Egoic (Soul) control need be evidenced when The 1st Initiation is taken. That Initiation indicates simply that the germ of Soul Life has vitalized and brought into functioning existence the inner spiritual body, the sheath of the inner spiritual man, which will eventually enable the man at The 3rd Initiation to manifest forth as a 'full-grown man in Christ'. Between The 1st and 2nd Initiations much time can elapse and much change must be wrought during the many stages of discipleship."
5. "The 1st Initiation is regarded by The Masters as signifying admission to The Path."
6. "Many thousands of people in the world today have taken The 1st Initiation and are oriented towards the spiritual life and the service of their fellowmen. Their lives, however, frequently leave much to be desired, and The Soul is obviously not in constant control. A great struggle is still being waged to achieve purification on all 3 levels (physical, emotional, and mental). The lives of these Initiates are faulty and their inexperience great, and a major attempt is instituted in this particular cycle to achieve Soul fusion."
7. "An instance of a slow permeation of information from The Plane of Initiation to the physical brain can be seen in the fact that very few aspirants and disciples register the fact that they have already taken The 1st Initiation, The Birth of The Christ in the cave of the heart. That they have taken It is evidenced by their deliberate treading of The Way, by their love of The Christ, no matter by what name they may call Him, and by their effort to serve and help their fellowmen."
8. "It can be assumed that all earnest and true aspirants and disciples who work undeviatingly for spiritual advancement (with pure motive) and who are oriented unswervingly towards The Soul have taken The 1st Initiation."
9. "Men on a large scale and in mass formation can today pass through the experience of The Birth Initiation. Thousands of human beings can experience The Birth of The Christ within themselves and can realize that The Christ Life, The Christ Nature, and The Christ Consciousness are theirs. The individual Initiate Who takes this Initiation is aware of great changes in his attitude to Himself, to his fellowmen, to circumstances, and to his interpretation of life events. These are peculiarly the reactions which attend The 1st Initiation. A new orientation to life and a new world of thought are registered by The Initiate."
10. "The lives of Initiates of The 1st Initiation are beginning to be controlled by The Christ Consciousness, which is the consciousness of responsibility and service. These Initiates exist in their thousands today. They will be present in their millions by the time the year, 2025, arrives. All this reorientation and unfoldment will be the result of activity of The 7th Ray and of the impact of its radiation upon Humanity."
11. "The 1st Initiation marks the beginning of a totally new life and mode of living. It marks the commencement of a new manner of thinking and of conscious perception. This leads to much pain and suffering until the definite choice is made, a new dedication to service is vouchsafed, and The Initiate is ready to undergo The Baptism of Initiation (2nd Initiation)."
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