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II. Analysis of Helena Roerich's quotes with references to Alice Bailey and and "Arcane School"
Helena Roerich's quotes, given in the previous paragraph, can be divided into groups – by length and by their relationship to Alice Bailey and/or "Arcane School". For clarity, we have summarized these data in a table.
What catches the eye: – complete absence of quotations with a clearly positive rating of the activity of Alice Bailey [++]; – Helena Roerich's terse language in those statements where it does not give estimates of Alice Bailey's activity [0, B]; – the presence of only one unappreciated statement, which is almost unappreciated, but closer to a positive characteristic [0+]; but, as the analysis shows, there is no reason to believe that this phrase necessarily expresses a positive characteristic of Alice Bailey's books. All other quotes are either an unappreciated statement of facts, or a direct reference to the dark source and harm from the books and activities of Alice Bailey. Thus, it is impossible to say that Helena Roerich's opinion of Alice Bailey and the "Arcane School" has repeatedly changed from positive to negative and back over the course of his life. Indeed, if the opinion of Helena Roerich fluctuated or was uncertain at some points in her life, this would most likely be reflected in her extensive correspondence with employees. For example, she might express a) doubts about the correctness of her previous assessments; or b) a firm belief that the "Tibetan" is one of the Great Masters, and that his Teaching is the Teaching of Light. However, in none of the letters known to us, Helena Roerich makes such statements. Why does Helena Roerich not give sharp assessments when she mentions the activities of Alice Bailey or "Arcane School"? Does this indicate her calm (or temporarily vague) attitude to Alice Bailey? The following paragraph is devoted to this issue. |