‘SEERS IN THE GREAT INVOCATION STARLING DAVID HUNTER III © 2008 The Great Invocation From the point of Light within the Mind of God Let light stream forth into the minds of men Let Light descend on Earth From the point of Love within the Heart of God Let love stream forth into the hearts of men. ‘May Christ return to Earth. From the centre where the Will of God is known Let purpose guide the little wills of men- The purpose which the Masters know and serve. From the centre which we call the race of men Let the Plan of Love and Light work out ‘And may it seal the door where evil dwells. Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.‘SEERS IN THE GREAT INVOCATION STARLING DAVID HUNTER Ill © 2008 The etymologies of three words in the Great Invocation- guide, mind(s), and race- are associated with “seers”, i.e. with “observers who perceive visually”, with an “authoritative person who divines the future” and with “a person within unusual powers of foresight.” ' Guide, whose Indo-European root is weid, means to see.’ Among its derivatives are the Latin videre to look or to see, and the Celtic wid, seer. The root men, from which descend Mind and minds, also gives rise to the Greek mantis, seer.” Further, ers, the root for race, has as one of its derivatives the Sanskrit rsih, which means poet, seer, and Rishi. There are several dozen uses of the word “seer” in the books authored by Alice Bailey. Perhaps none better underscores its importance than the passage below from A Treatise on White Magic: Each generation now should produce its seers. | like the word spelt "see-ers", for to see is to know. The fault of all of you is that you see not; you perceive an angle, a point of vision, a partial aspect of the great fabric of truth, but all that lies hidden behind ts occult to your three dimensional vision. It is necessary for those who want to act as true transmitters and intermediaries between the Knowers of the race and the ‘little ones" that they keep their eyes on the horizon and seek thus to extend their vision; that they hold steadily the inner * Onelook.com, http:/fonelook.compw=seersls=a * http:||www.bartleby.com/6s/roots/lE556.html * httpilfwww.bartleby.com/si/roots/IE320.html “ httpy/fbartleby.com/61/roots/lE132.html‘SEERS IN THE GREAT INVOCATION STARLING DAVID HUNTER Ill © 2008 realization that they already have and seek to increase its scope; that they hold on to the truth that all things are headed towards the revelation, and that the form matters not? What this passage emphasizes is the converse side of what was discussed in the chapter on Heart and Love, words which share the meaning of belief. Recall that there, in commentary on quotes by the Tibetan emphasizing the distinction between belief and fact, | wrote: That faith, belief, hope, and the mystical way are contrasted repeatedly (by the Tibetan) with sight, knowledge, fact, and occultism should not be taken to mean that the two ideas are irreconcilable. In fact, just the opposite Is the case. In the above quotation from A Treatise on White Magic the Tibetan not only emphasizes the importance of “knowing”, He tells us that there is a role for disciples as intermediaries between “the Knowers of the race” and those he terms “the little ones.” Moreover, he spells out for us precisely what we need do to make ourselves fit for such duty. There is one other noteworthy feature of the above quote that until 1 began writing this chapter, had escaped my understanding. It is the sentence where the Tibetan expresses Treatise on White Magic, p.176