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1. "The white magician has for motive that which will be of benefit to the group for whom he is expending his energy and time. The magician of the left hand path (black magician) ever works alone, or if he at any time cooperates with others, it is with a hidden selfish purpose. The exponent of white magic interests himself in the work of constructive endeavor in order to cooperate in hierarchical plans and to further the desires of The Planetary Logos (The Higher Self of Sanat Kumara). The brother of darkness occupies himself with that which lies outside the plans of The Hierarchy and with that which is not included in the purpose of The Lord of The Planetary Ray."
"The white magician works entirely through The Greater Deva Builders, and through sound and numbers he blends their work and thus influences The Lesser Builders who form the substance of their bodies and, therefore, of all that is. He works through group centers and vital points of energy and from thence produces in substance the desired result. The dark brother works directly with substance itself and with The Lesser Builders. He does not cooperate with the forces which emanate from Egoic Levels (Soul Levels). The lesser cohorts of the 'Army of The Voice' (The Deva Kingdom) are his servants and not the Directing Intelligences in The 3 Worlds (Physical, Astral, Mental), and he therefore works primarily on The Astral and Physical Planes, only in rare cases working with the mental forces."
"The white magician works always in cooperation with others and is himself under the direction of certain Group Heads. For instance, The Brothers of The White Lodge work under The 3 Great Lords (The Manu, The Christ, and The Mahachohan) and conform to the plans laid down, subordinating their individual purposes and ideas to the great general scheme. The black magician usually works in an intensely individualistic way and can be seen carrying out his schemes alone or with the aid of subordinates. He brooks no known superior usually but is, nevertheless, frequently the victim of Agents on Higher Levels of cosmic evil who use him as he uses his inferior cooperators. That is, he works blindly and unconsciously (as far as the bigger purpose is involved)."
"The white magician, as is well known, works on the side of evolution or in connection with The Path of Return (to The Godhead). The black brother occupies himself with the forces of involution or with The Path of Outgoing (from The Godhead). They (dark ones) form the great balancing force in evolution, and though they are occupied with the material side of manifestation while The Brother of Light is concerned with the aspect of The Soul or consciousness, they and their work, under The Great Law of Evolution, contribute to the general purpose of The Solar Logos though not to the individual purpose of The Planetary Logos."
"The magician of The Good Law works with The Soul of things. His brothers of darkness work with the material aspect. The white brother works under The Hierarchy or under The Great King (Sanat Kumara), carrying out his planetary purpose. The dark brother works under certain separated Entities, unknown to him, Who are connected with the forces of matter itself."
2. "The Dark Brothers are, remember this always, brothers, erring and misguided yet still sons of The One Father, though straying far, very far, into the land of distances. The way back for them will be long, but the mercy of evolution inevitably forces them back along The Path of Return in Cycles far ahead. Anyone who over-exalts the concrete mind and permits it continuously to shut out the higher is in danger of straying on the left-hand path."
"The dark brother recognizes no unity with his species, only seeing in them people to be exploited for the furtherance of his own ends. They respect no person. They regard all men as fair prey. They use everyone to get their own way enforced, and by fair means or foul they seek to break down all opposition and for the personal self acquire that which they desire."
3. "The dark brother considers not what suffering he may cause. He cares not what agony of mind he beings upon an opponent. He persists in his intention and desists not from the hurt of any man, woman, or child provided that in the process his own ends are furthered. Expect absolutely no mercy from those opposing The Brotherhood of Light."
"On The Physical Plane and on The Emotional Plane (Astral Plane), the dark brother has more power than The Brother of Light, not more power per se but more apparent power, because The White Brothers choose not to exert their power on those Planes as do The Dark Brothers. They could exert their authority, but they choose to refrain, working with the powers of evolution and not of involution."
4. "If a dark brother gains control over any man, it but shows that the man has in his life some weak spot. The door whereby entrance is effected must be opened by the man himself. The opening whereby malignant force can be poured in must be caused by the occupant of the vehicles; therefore the need of scrupulous cleanliness of the physical body, of clean steady emotion permitted in the emotional body, and of purity of thought in the mental body. When this is so, coordination will be present in the lower vehicles and The Indwelling Thinker Himself permits no entrance."
"There need be the elimination of all fear. Fear causes weakness. Weakness causes a disintegration. The weak spot breaks and a gap appears, and through that gap evil force may enter. The factor of entrance is the fear of the man himself who opens thus the door."
"Sleep much, and in sleeping learn to render the body positive. Keep busy on The Emotional Plane, and achieve the inner calm. Do naught to overtire the body physical, and play whenever possible. In hours of relaxation comes the adjustment that obviates later tension."
5. "The cultivation of emotional tranquility is one of the first steps towards the achievement of the needed equipment of the white magician. This tranquility is not to be achieved by an effort of the will which succeeds in strangling all astral vibratory activity but by the cultivation of response to The Ego (The Soul) and negation of all response to the inherent vibration of the astral sheath itself (the astral body)."
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