Changes

'''Alice Ann Bailey''' (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949), known as Alice A. Bailey or AAB, was an [[influential]] [[writer]] and [[teacher]] in the fields of [[spiritual]], [[occult]], [[esoteric]] [[healing]], astrological, [[Christian]] and other religious themes. Alice Bailey was born as Alice LaTrobe Bateman, in Manchester, England. She moved to the United States in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a [[writer]] and [[teacher]].

'''Alice Ann Bailey''' (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949), known as Alice A. Bailey or AAB, was an [[influential]] [[writer]] and [[teacher]] in the fields of [[spiritual]], [[occult]], [[esoteric]] [[healing]], astrological, [[Christian]] and other religious themes. Alice Bailey was born as Alice LaTrobe Bateman, in Manchester, England. She moved to the United States in 1907, where she spent most of her life as a [[writer]] and [[teacher]].

Her works, written between 1919 and 1949, describe a wide-ranging [[system]] of [[esoteric]] [[thought]] covering such [[topics]] as how [[spirituality]] relates to the [[solar system]], [[meditation]], [[healing]], spiritual [[psychology]], the [[destiny]] of [[nations]], and prescriptions for [[society]] in general. She described the [[majority]] of her work as having been [[telepathically]] dictated to her by a "Master of the Wisdom", initially referred to only as "the Tibetan", or by the initials "D.K.", later identified as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djwhal_Khul Djwhal Khul]." Her followers refer to her writings as The Alice A. Bailey material, or sometimes, as the AAB material.

Her works, written between 1919 and 1949, describe a wide-ranging [[system]] of [[esoteric]] [[thought]] covering such [[topics]] as how [[spirituality]] relates to the [[solar system]], [[meditation]], [[healing]], spiritual [[psychology]], the [[destiny]] of [[nations]], and prescriptions for [[society]] in general. She described the [[majority]] of her work as having been [[telepathically]] dictated to her by a "Master of the Wisdom", initially referred to only as "the Tibetan", or by the initials "D.K.", later identified as "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djwhal_Khul Djwhal Khul]." Her followers refer to her writings as The Alice A. Bailey material, or sometimes, as the AAB material.

<center>Alice Bailey's books are published by [http://www.lucistrust.org/ '''''Lucis Trust''''']. Some of these are available online and can be found at [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Bailey%2C%20Alice%2C%201880-1949 '''''this link'''''].</center>

<center>Alice Bailey's books are published by [https://www.lucistrust.org/ '''''Lucis Trust''''']. Some of these are available online and can be found at [https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Bailey%2C%20Alice%2C%201880-1949 '''''this link'''''].</center>

Her [[writings]] were [[influenced]] by the works of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky]. Though Bailey's writings differ from the orthodox [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy Theosophy] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky], they also have much in common with it. She wrote about [[religious]] themes, including [[Christianity]], though her writings are [[fundamentally]] different from many aspects of Christianity and of other orthodox [[religions]]. Her [[vision]] of a [[unified]] [[society]] includes a global "spirit of religion" [[different]] from traditional religious [[forms]] and including the concept of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_age Age of Aquarius].

Her [[writings]] were [[influenced]] by the works of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky]. Though Bailey's writings differ from the orthodox [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy Theosophy] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Blavatsky Madame Blavatsky], they also have much in common with it. She wrote about [[religious]] themes, including [[Christianity]], though her writings are [[fundamentally]] different from many aspects of Christianity and of other orthodox [[religions]]. Her [[vision]] of a [[unified]] [[society]] includes a global "spirit of religion" [[different]] from traditional religious [[forms]] and including the concept of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_age Age of Aquarius].

[[Controversy]] has arisen around some of Bailey's [[statements]] on [[nationalism]], [[American]] isolationism, Soviet [[totalitarianism]], [[Fascism]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism Zionism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism Nazism], [[race]] relations, Africans, Jews, and the religions of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonassan_Gershom Yonassan Gershom] and others have claimed that her writings contain "racist" material.

[[Controversy]] has arisen around some of Bailey's [[statements]] on [[nationalism]], [[American]] isolationism, Soviet [[totalitarianism]], [[Fascism]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism Zionism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism Nazism], [[race]] relations, Africans, Jews, and the religions of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonassan_Gershom Yonassan Gershom] and others have claimed that her writings contain "racist" material.

According to Robert S. Ellwood, her philosophy and publications are still applied by the [[groups]] and [[organizations]] she founded, such as the Arcane School,and the Full Moon Meditation Groups that follow her teachings.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Bailey]

According to Robert S. Ellwood, her philosophy and publications are still applied by the [[groups]] and [[organizations]] she founded, such as the Arcane School,and the Full Moon Meditation Groups that follow her teachings.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Bailey]

[[Category: Teachers]]

[[Category: Channel]]