“In relation to the many nations and the myriads of men on earth, these moulding groups are few in number. Their personnel, their contribution to the growth of human expression, and their place in the Plan can quite easily be traced. The point to be emphasized is that they have all been motivated from the inner subjective side of life; they have come forth under a divine urge and with a specific work to accomplish; they have all been composed in the primary stage of mystics and knowers; they have been subjectively guided step by step by their own souls, which have, in their turn, been cooperating consciously with the Hierarchy of Supremen.

“This has been the case even when the individual man has been totally unaware of his place in the group or of that group’s divine mission. Let it be remembered also that there has not been a single failure, though again and again the individual has not been cognizant of success.

“The mark of these workers is that they build for posterity. That those who have followed them have failed, and that those who have responded to this work have not been loyal to the ideal, is disastrous; truly; but the initial groups have uniformly achieved. This surely negates pessimism and demonstrates the exceeding potency of the subjective activity.

“During the past four centuries these external groups have played their part and performed most notable service. The results achieved have reached the stage where they are internationally effective, and their influence is not confined to one nation or race.”

“THE HIERARCHY of Knowers is now faced with another situation which requires careful handling. They must gather up and weld together the various threads of energy and the differing of thought power which the work of energy and the differing trends of thought power which the work of the groups since the year 1500 has produced. They have also now to offset some of the effects which are tending towards a further differentiation.

“Initial impulses have in them potency for both good and for evil. When the form aspect gradually assumes dominance