The Middle East Conundrum

More violent, heart-wrenching chaos.  More polarization and dualistic thinking: Good vs. Evil, Us vs. Them, ‘Civilization’ vs. ‘Barbarism’.  A centuries long conflict with no apparent solution.

Those familiar with the works of Sri Aurobindo, the Mother and Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet (Thea) understand that our human race is one of transition.  We represent one stage of an evolutionary process, the apotheosis of which is a race of Gnostic, Supramental beings, to be fully manifest in the Golden Age of Capricorn which follows our current Age of Aquarius, 1926-4086 AD. (See the Precession of the Equinoxes and the Map of the 12 Manifestations). [1]

Like the political center of Russia (Moscow) and like Ukraine, one sees in the geo-cosmological map above that Israel and Gaza lie within the portion of the map governed in both longitude and latitude by Aquarius.  And, as written in previous blogposts, it is not surprising that we should see turmoil in that part of the world [2]

In a February 1991 supplement to the Vishaal Newsletter (https://archive.aeoncentre.com/vishaal/energy-crisis-in-the-middle-east-or-war-in-the-new-way) Thea responded to a student’s query about what astrology might reveal regarding the crises the world was facing at the time.  She spoke of the yogic Centre that was forged by her in the 1980’s, and how that altered the method by which what she refers to as the ‘residue’ of the old world will be dissolved:

“ . . . in the 1980s a process was successfully undergone using precisely Time as the instrument; and a shift occurred. This was a hidden process but its ‘location’ in the multi-dimensional atmosphere gave it a privileged position. It was central. Indeed, it brought into being a centre.”

“ . . . I repeat nonetheless that there is a method to the madness, a process. It entails a shift from the tactic of destruction to that of dissolution. For a while, how long I cannot say just yet, the world must experience this painful situation. To all appearances it is no different than the old way. The casualties appear to be the same, the tolls no less severe and perhaps more than what we have experienced in past conflagrations and natural catastrophes. But this is not at all so. True, there continues to be war, death, bloodshed and human misery of all kinds. But what has to be understood is that this is the RESIDUE I referred to earlier. These are the trappings of the old order which is in the process of dying.

The question always asked of me is, How is the new to take its place centrestage when the ‘space’ is occupied by the old order and the play-out seems entirely in that court? You see, the point is that we are always dealing with ENERGY. This is something few can accept; and therefore only a very few can truly understand what is transpiring and participate in the establishment of the new order. Everyone is caught up in the periphery. According to the majority of human beings, that is solely where the real is found. And when we are dealing with war and devastation, it is very easy to lose sight of the energy level where the shifts actually occur which then may have a bearing on those externals. The horrors of the obvious are a very great distraction, so great that humanity has been imprisoned in these external dimensions for many thousands of years.

In terms of this APPLIED COSMOLOGY one cannot remain closeted in the periphery, if at all there is a desire to help bring about change. One has to go deep, much deeper. One has to make contact with that Centre, or with the only dimension where we can come face to face with the Real. Only in that sacred ‘space’ can any true change be initiated. It is the space where change is born. But that ‘space’ is within the reach of anyone, anywhere in the world. However, I am not referring to a spiritual experience. It is something quite different, a THIRD thing beyond spirituality or science.

To return to the question, destruction or dissolution, in the latter there is a controlled dismantling. And Time is the agent in the process. The distinction is fundamental. Given the existence of a Centre now, it is entirely possible to predict the successful establishment of the new order. The ‘purpose’ or ‘seed’ of that order lies precisely in the centremost centre of the Centre! Therefore, knowing that this exists, one faces the future not with optimism but with CERTITUDE.

At the same time, one realises that the mechanism for the organic growth of that Seed to full maturity must be respected. To be precise, there are layers to be dealt with in the periphery of this ‘cosmos’. You see, when we are dealing with a collective, global order and not one involving merely an individual or even an elite group of individuals, there are practical matters to be considered. The field is only one: our planet Earth. If we talk about a new world order which perforce must be global at this stage of technological, scientific advance, then we mean that this order has to arise in that single Earth-field. But the field is overtaken by the old. This none can deny. So, where is the ‘space’ for the new? All the tools for reconstruction, for creating or bringing into being this new order are part and parcel of the old structure. What then are we to do?

The answer lies in this applied cosmology and the mechanism it reveals of a process whereby the old, or the negative, is USED by the Centre to further its purpose. The key is the control over happenings which appear to be destructive and appear to conform to the old senseless pattern, but in effect are quite different. The difference, I repeat, lies in a CENTRE which now exists because Time is the ally and creator and no longer the destroyer.”

It is the creation of that Centre within oneself that results in a poise of objectivity, equanimity, and the ability to see clearly and dispassionately.  This is not an easy task, there is no specific ‘technique’ to do so.  Thea exhorts the aspirant to utilize the various keys of knowledge she has presented, such as the Gnostic Circle and the Map of 12 Manifestations.[4]  Both of these help us see and better understand the challenges with which we are presented and the processes at work in us as individuals and in the world.  It is by ‘seeing in understanding’ that the Centre within oneself is formed.  As quoted on our home page: 

“Perhaps the most accurate manner by which to explain the act of creation is ‘the act of Seeing’.  A human being becomes godlike and partakes of the transcendent act of creation when his individualized ‘eye of consciousness’ is unveiled and the progression of his or her life in the Manifestation moves along on the lines of a gradual unfolding of a seed of the supreme consciousness.  The indication that the consciousness is becoming divinised, so to speak, is when the unfolding vision reveals an ever greater and more easily perceived harmony.  Where such is the case the eye of consciousness flowers in accordance with the pulse of an unmistakable attunement to the surrounding manifestation.  A wholeness begins to disclose itself and the limitations of consciousness are eased away enabling the being to find itself in the total harmony, not losing, however, awareness of the individualized consciousness and its particular place in the supreme symphony of creation.”
Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet, The Magical Carousel & Commentaries, 2nd Ed, 2017, ‘Aries’, pg 141

In  chapters 3 and 4 of The New Way, Volume 3 (available via Kindle at amazon.com and hardcopy in the U.S. by ordering through this email address or at aeongroup@msn.com), Thea turns Her objective far- Seeing eye to the Middle East, to the conundrum of a longstanding tension between Arab and Jew.  Beyond political analyses which deal with valid concerns about the rights of displaced peoples, whether Israel has a right to exist, the manner in which modern day Israel was created, or concerns about Middle East instability and terrorism, on a deeper level, what does the Arab/Jewish tension signify?  What do these groups of people represent in the human journey toward a light-filled, Gnostic state of Being?  

In Chapter 3, Thea discusses the biblical story of Genesis as reflective of the separative, duality-ridden consciousness that defines the human race.  Thea posits that the Arabs are representative of the Vital/Emotional strain of the human race, and Jews the Mental.  Neither ‘strain’ is destined to bring us to a state of Integrality wherein Unity, Oneness and Harmony find their rightful home.  The symbolism in the story of Genesis is assessed via a lens focused on the vital/emotional and mental; their inherent limits and evolutionary purpose.