Hilarion
From Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers
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Master Hilarion, also spelled Hillarion, is an Ascended Master or immortal being associated with the religions of the New Age Movement. He is venerated as the Chohan of the Fifth Emerald Ray, is considered the channel of Truth, Healing, Religion, and Science. The founders of Theosophy, Helena P. Blavatsky and Henry Olcott, said they had met him during his final incarnation in Egypt. Olcott's diary for February 19th, 1881, written while he was in Bombay, India, noted that "Hillarion is here en route for Tibet and has been looking over, in, and through the situation. Finds B[lavatsky] something morally awful. Views on India, Bombay, the T(heosophical) S(ociety) in Bombay, Ceylon (––), England and Europe, Christianity and other subjects highly interesting." In 1884, Blavatsky described Hilarion as "...an 'Eastern adept, who has since gone for his final initiation,' who had passed, en route from Egypt to Thibet, through Bombay and visited us in his physical body. [...] Every Theosophist at headquarters knows that I meant a Greek gentleman, whom I have known since 1860."
The Theosophist C.W. Leadbeater wrote that the Master Hilarion's primary influence is upon the scientists of the world, and the Theosophist Alice Bailey associated Master Hilarion with the Fifth Emerald Ray of healing and doctors. These beliefs passed onward to I AM Activity of Guy Ballard and Edna Ballard, and thence to successive New Age denominations, such as The Summit Lighthouse led by Mark Prophet and The Church Universal and Triumphant led by his wife Elizabeth Clare Prophet, all of whom venerate Hilarion as a Master and teach that he can be petitioned for physical and spiritual healing.
Master Hilarion is said to have had incarnations as the Apostle Paul of Tarsus and the Neo-Platonic philosopher Iamblichus. He is believed to have brought the Flame of Truth from Atlantis to Greece, inspiring the Oracles of Delphi. Some maintain he was the Christian Saint Hilarion (c. 290 - 372 AD), whom Jesus was said to have sponsored as the founder of monasticism in Palestine and who is known by both Catholic and Orthodox congregants for his successful exorcisms and removal of evil spirits. In the Ascended Master Teachings of the I AM Activity, it is believed that Master Hilarion took over the chohanship of the Fifth Ray from Lord Ling, who had vacated that position. As the mentor of Fifth Ray activities he is particularly supportive of the works of scientists and doctors, and as a person who once incarnated through Greek descent, he is the patron of the island of Cyprus. As the chohan of the Fifth Emerald Ray, he is associated with the colour green, and is usually depicted wearing green clothing. As an advocate for science, he may be shown holding an ornate geometrical construct such as a 6-pointed star.
See Also
- Religious Traditions
- The New Age Tradition
- Ascended Masters
- Theosophy
- The I AM Activity
- The Summit Lighthouse
- The Church Universal and Triumphant
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