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I. Helena Roerich's quotes with references to Alice Bailey and "Arcane School"

Below are published all the quotes known to us by Helena Roerich, which explicitly or implicitly mention Alice Bailey and/or her esoteric school "Arcane School". Citations are given in chronological order.

Quotes are divided into 2 categories by length:
[B] = "brief mention",
[D] = "detailed statement";

and at the same time into 5 categories based on their relationship to Alice Bailey and/or "Arcane School":
[++] = "with a clearly positive rating",
[0+] = "almost unappreciated, but closer to a positive characteristic",
[0] = "unappreciated",
[0–] = "almost unappreciated, but closer to the negative characteristic",
[– –] = "with a clearly negative rating".

For a more detailed explanation of the notes, see below.



9–10.02.1931     [B, 0–]

Also in the [19]22nd year, it was stated about the withered leaf, about the withered heart, and that Shaf[ran] would rather see than Al[ice] B[ailey], so accept.

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17.02.1934     [B, 0]

In Am[erica] there is a Theos[ophical] "Arcane School", which is now very flourishing, and it has special classes dedicated to the study of "Agni Yoga" books.

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12.03.1934     [B, 0]

Today came a book from Al[ice] Bail[ey] "The White Magic" and the second book of Aseev, I have not yet viewed them.

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23.08.1934     [D, – –]

Many naive people believe that the dark forces act only by evil, debauchery and crime. How mistaken they are! Only brute forces and forces of small degrees act in this way. Much more dangerous are those who come under the guise of Light. . You already know this example. There is a very extensive Society in America, and the head of it receives instruction from a teacher who does not reveal his name, calling himself Tibetan Brother. We know who is hiding under this alias. Its power is great. And the purpose of this teacher, personifying the alleged teacher of the Wh[ite] Br[otherhood], as much as possible to lure into their cadres good and useful people who otherwise could effectively help the Great Plan of the Masters, the Plan to save the planet. And wretches, having no true recognition of the fires of the heart, fly like moths to the black fire that sears them. Ignorance and lack of awareness push them into the arms of darkness and deprive them for a long time, if not forever, of the beneficial influence and attraction of the Rays of the Great Stronghold of Light. Armageddon is terrible, because the forces of darkness are fighting for their very existence, despair makes them so united and persistent in achieving their goal. The Prince of World has many talented conscious and unconscious collaborators, and it is naive to think that they do not know how to act subtly. They are very sophisticated and inventive and act according to the level of consciousness of their victims. But they all have lack of the warmth of the heart. I have the books of this Tibetan teacher, they are extremely dry. One book is called "The White Magic". It is said that the best pages are taken from the Teachings of the Wh[ite] Br[otherhood]. It is interesting to note that the head of this Society, for the greater prestige of its own and to attract supporters of our books, recommends them to its members and established classes for studying the books of "Agni Yoga". This is how darkness and Light are intertwined on Earth. The net of darkness is woven by skilled hands. Many members of this Com[munity] by the analysis and study of Agni Yoga books taught there, come to us asking us to establish the same classes and groups for joint reading and discussion of books of the Doctrine. <...> It is also interesting to note that the drivers of such a large Com[munity] are at the same time members of the s[ecret] police in the service of one powerful country.

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30.08.1934     [D, – –]

Speaking of the temptation to live serenely, it is interesting to note, by the way, that Mrs. Bail[ey] issued a proclamation from her teacher for the next three years, starting from Apr[il], [19]34th, in which this teacher promises all the benefits of spiritual enlightenment and refutes the possibility of destruction, "as the cowards point out". Hence her protests against the threats of Armageddon, etc. It is also interesting to see this teacher's call for everyone to bring money to promote his teaching. The dark side of this teacher is so clear.

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4.07.1935     [B, 0–]

Mrs. A. Bailey has already filled the second issue of her magazine with the analysis of the book "The Hierarchy" and also without mentioning even the publisher. So I had to tell her to put our publishing house in the Bibliogr[aphy] in the future.

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16.07.1935     [D, – –]

Many naive people believe that the dark forces act only by evil, debauchery and crime. How mistaken they are! Only brute forces and forces of small degrees act in this way. Much more dangerous are those who come under the guise of the light of the Teaching. You already know such example. There is a very large Society in America, and the head of it receives instruction from a teacher who does not reveal his name, calling himself a Tibetan Brother. We know who is hiding under this alias. Its power is great. And the goal of this teacher, personifying the alleged Teacher of the Wh[ite] Br[otherhood], as much as possible to lure into their cadres good and useful people who otherwise could effectively help the Great Plan of the Masters, the Plan to save the planet. And these wretches, having no true recognition of the fires of the heart, fly like moths to the black fire that sears them. Ignorance, lack of awareness pushes them into the arms of darkness and deprives them for a long time, if not forever, of the beneficial effects and attraction of the Rays of the Great Stronghold of Light. <...> I have the books of this Tibetan teacher, they are extremely dry. It is interesting to note that the head of this Society, in order to increase the prestige of its own and to attract supporters of our books, recommends them to its members and has established classes for the study of Agni Yoga books. This is how darkness and Light are intertwined on Earth. The net of darkness is woven by skilled hands. Many members of this Soc[iety], attracted by the analysis and study of the books of Agni Yoga taught there, come to us, asking us to establish similar classes and groups for joint reading and discussion of the books of the Doctrine.

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16.04.1936     [D, 0]

You ask about Alice Bailey, I've only met her once. I know that she is an Englishwoman, a former missionary, has adopted a Theosophical worldview, is apparently not related to Adiar, and works independently. In New York, she has an "Arcane School", which has a fairly significant number of listeners. At this school, she read and analyzed books of Living Ethics. She also moved her activities to England, because, according to her, she found more response there. She writes a lot. She claims that the Teaching is received from a Tibetan Teacher, but does not give his name. If someone does not want to reveal their name, then we, for our part, do not have the right to reveal it, even if it would be known to us. I haven't read the "The Servants of the World".

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7–8.06.1936     [B, 0]

In Engl[and] Alic[e] Bailey sends out two hundred thousand lifelets, and no one's going after her for it.

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7.01.1937     [B, 0]

Why, when they mention Alice Bailey, are they silent about a much older and more significant Center in California, which was guided by the Gr[eat] Mas[ter] Hillarion?

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19.02.1937     [B, 0]

If they regard our philosophy as a cult, then all such scientific and spiritual centers as Theosophy, Temple of the People, Manly Hall School, Vedanta Soc[iety], Arcane School, etc., also fit this definition, and we will never give up our "cult" of ethics.

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17.06.1937     [B, 0]

She knocked on Alice Bailey's door, but was told that there was a need to know Engl[ish], and there was no place in the Fren[ch] group.

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31.07.1937     [D, 0+]

Mrs. Alice Bailey has published some quite interesting books. She does not give the name of her mastermind, so even if we knew him, we would not have the right to expose him incognito. In her "Arcane School" in America, she encouraged the study of the b[ooks] of Living Ethics.

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12.07.1938     [B, 0]

Mrs. Alice Bailey, head of the "Arcane School" in New York, suggested that we publish new books from the Agni Yoga series, because she always used these books and studied them with her students.

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8.10.1938     [D, 0–]

Now, let's talk about Al[ice] Bailey. Why would Zin[ochka] not to see her? I know that the ardent disliked and reviled her very much, but at the same time they were very afraid of her. I met once or twice in New York, but I didn't like her very much. But in life we must meet many and different people, otherwise how we will learn to recognize the true faces and acquire tolerance and the ability to cooperate wherever there is an opportunity to push something for good. One is close collaboration, the other is some cooperation. Therefore, I see no reason why not sell Al[ice] B[ailey] books of the Teaching? Why not ask her if she can guarantee the number of subscribers to the proposed publication of "Aum"? <...> It is necessary to inform Al[ice] B[ailey] with dignity about the betrayal. Otherwise, the apostates will run to her and in their rage they can do a lot of harm. You know their dirty tricks.

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24.12.1940     [B, 0]

Please forward one book "The Aum" to Mrs. Alice Vailey, who has been most instrumental in distributing the books.

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23.03.1943     [D, – –]

A person who has undergone so many blood transfusions, of course, will not last long. I will only tell You that the mentioned "Tib[etan]" did not stand near the Stronghold of Light. To questions about who he is and whether he is T[eacher] of the Wh[ite] Br[otherhood], You should say – no one has the right to disclose incognito of the Teach[er]. Every student has a Teacher who is closer to him. The heart, only the heart can tell the truth about the Teach[er], there is NO other criterion. The danger of this person is great, and it can harm through its followers, so do not go into any discussion about it.

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24.03.1944     [D, – –]

Now as for the familiar publisher of the two issues of the magazine you sent us, I can say, but quite CONFIDENTIALLY, that this person is dangerous as a friend, but even more dangerous as an enemy, so show her polite indifference. I beg anyone NOT to CRITICIZE neither the publisher, nor any of her books or teachers. Better say that You are so busy with Your work that you do not have half an hour free for anything else, and therefore could not get acquainted with either its works or its activities. And it will be true. Remember firmly, my dear hearts, about its danger and do not make new strong enemies to yours[elf]. Tell the questioners about her and her teacher that everyone is free to choose their own path and teacher, and do not enter into any discussion of the new Teachings and teachers revealed to You. Let your heart and your sense of self guide you in choosing a teacher. A wavering follower is not worth much, so let us not grieve for those who fall away.

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16.09.1951     [B, – –]

Do not have relations with the Bailey's school, for they are revealed as hidden enemies. Don't sell them "The Community" book. Tell them that it's not for sale now. "The Insight" can be sold indiscriminately.

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7.12.1951     [D, – –]

If she departs from the "Arc[ane] Sch[ool]", she can have Help. You need to warn her how much dark is going around the Light. And first of all, you should warn against the spouse of the founder. He is definitely a deceiver and dishonest person. Ardent are the users of our books, hence the allusions to the Same Source. But I swear by the Holy Name that mentioned by them Dj[wal] K[hul] and no one from the Gr[eat] Brotherhood has ever had or has any contact with "Arc[ane] Sch[ool]". The founder was a certain medium. But no Teaching can be revealed to mediums. The purest of them may appear in small books, but not in a whole series of books of the Teaching! The gift of the Teaching completely excludes mediumistic transmission.

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1.01.1952     [D, 0–]

Also, don't worry about "Arcan School". Such growths have existed and are present in all ages and in all Teachings. Where does this number of all sorts of schisms come from? They are unavoidable and often help to better set off the true pearls. Nature is beautiful in its variety of manifestations. It is only through diversity that we learn the corresponding values and meaning of each manifestation of life. Don't be afraid of any patterns of Life. Nothing is created by negation, censure or prohibition.

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23.01.1952     [D, 0–]

The founder of the "Arcane School" used our Teaching books, and now they are trying to buy as many of them as possible. Their comments on these books are unknown to me, just as I do not know the alibi of their Director. Therefore, I ask You – be careful, show recognition and do not make enemies.

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15.02.1952     [B, 0–]

We should not have any "auspices" of the "Arсane School" or any other [organizations]. You can not mislead people as for the Source of the book[s] of the Teachings. <...> Usak[ovskaya] came out of the "Arcane School", do not refuse her advice.

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27.03.1952     [D, 0–]

Of course, my dear hearts, do not give any rights and copyright to people associated with Arc[ane] School. Tell Branst[edter] and Renz definitely that we have never been associated with Arc[ane] School or its founder and cannot cooperate with them. But it is not necessary to explain to them the reasons for our abstinence, the less explanation, the better. Your every word is like a red handker[chief] for an angry bull! The Gr[eat] M[aster] definitely does not allow us to cooperate with A. Bailey's followers. How many of these attempts to obscure and pollute the pure foundations of the Teaching!!

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10.05.1952     [D, 0–]

...The teaching of Living Ethics, or, as Renz now calls it, "the Teaching of Life", cannot be associated with any other teaching or teacher. Brandst[etter] must understand that we had and have nothing to do with the representetives of "Arcane School." They used our Teaching, but we sternly assert that the Teaching of Living Ethics is given by a certain Great Master M. and it cannot go under the banner of the "Arcane School" or even alongside it.
            Does not give any rights to publish new books and stand firm in this position. It is necessary to stop the madness of Renz and the machinations of Bailey and Brandst[etter]. They want to take over the entire publication. We cannot allow the Teaching of Living Ethics to be the subject of strife and litigation. The Teaching cannot be captured by persons who do not understand the difference between the Great Master M. and the Tibetan teacher of Mrs. B[ailey].


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11.07.1952     [D, – –]

..."You should answer strongly and categorically," – so it was Said. Write, my dear hearts, to these seditious that You have brought to the attention of H[elena] I[vanovna] about this impossible situation among competition staff, totally unacceptable around the Teachings of Light, and translate them the Decision of the G[reat] Mas[ter] – "Manifest My fair Instruction to Renz and Brandstetter. The cooperation of "Arсane School" with the Agni Yoga Soc[iety] is absolutely impossible.
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            ...For Your information, the G[reat] Mas[ter] considers the works and compilations of A[lice] B[ailey] very harmful. Ardent one was definitely an employee of the dark forces. It is not difficult, with some knowledge, to compile such books when you live in cities where hundreds of thousands of occult works lie on the shelves of vast libraries. The teacher of A[lice] B[ailey] does not belong to the Stronghold of Light. G[reat] Mas[ter] refuses it.
            The pages of White Magic are intertwined with the most definite Black Magic, and such a confusion is, of course, passionately harmful and generates great confusion and perversion in unsteady minds. So, my dear, you will have to withstand the onslaught of dark forces, but do not be afraid! The Shield of Light is raised above You as you fight to Protect the Teachings.


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12.09.1952     [B, 0–]

Life is so complex and light is so intertwined with darkness that you have to be tolerant where at least a little light shines. Such a light was undoubtedly present at the "Arcane School" in the very beginning, and we know that even a smoking candle can sometimes light a beautiful lamp and even... a whole bonfire.

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10.10.1954     [D, – –]

           But many pages are revealed by supporters of the Darkness, so, for example, in the books of Alice Bailey. In life, inevitably, Black Magic is intertwined with White Magic, and it is not easy to draw the separating line. Only a knowledgeable and experienced disciple of the White Lodge can discern forgery and distortions. So, many beautiful pages of the Lords of Light are interspersed with the works of the supporters of Darkness.
            I advise you, my dear, not to read Alice Bailey's books. At the end of her life, she became a follower of Lucifer. At first, she was not shy about becoming a student of a Sikkim dweller, a certain Laden La, who was in the service of the local government. We knew him. She called him her teacher and even tried to connect him with the great Persons of the Wh[ite] Brotherhood.
            But it is certain, with all my strength and responsibility, I claim that no Brother from the Stronghold of Light has ever collaborated with Mrs. Alice Bailey. In her Yogic classes she used the books of the Living Ethics. Much of these books was given out for what she received, taking advantage of the anonymity of the Teaching. Our employees in Am[erica], including Zin[aida] Gr[igorevna], are well acquainted with the personality and activity of this dark person. Her activities became very harmful when she began to present the forecasts of her Tibetan teacher, promising unprecedented prosperity, but not war, and when instead of the promised prosperity the years of war came, her authority was extremely undermined. In addition, her health began to fail, and repeated blood transfusions, of course, did not contribute to the spiritual ascent, and she left this world. Ardent one had a well-developed intellect and considerable erudition, but without any signs of spirituality.

           <...> Instead of the works of Alice Bailey, it is better to read the first books and "Esoteric Christianity" by A. Besant and, of course, with the works of Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna.

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7–8.12.1954     [D, – –]

           Now about Alice Bailey's books and her activities. EKA probably gave you my messages about her. I would not like to to return to this topic, because there is too much confusion about this phenomenon. But one thing I can affirm with all the power given to me by the M[ast]er, that the appearance of A[lice] B[ailey] and her teachers is from the Darkness. In her books there are beautiful pages from treatises on the White Magic, which are intertwined with the Black Magic itself and thus serve evil. <...>
            Zinaida Grigorievna Fosdick is well aware of the activities of Al[ice] B[ailey], for A[lice] B[ailey] had its own Yoga School in our Building in America and used [as] manuals the b[ooks] of the Liv[ing] Ethics, often passing them off as their own due to their anonymity. There was a lot of darkness around this movement, but it seems to have died down with her death. But you cannot stop many manifestations, even dubious ones, because they awaken consciousness and often sparks of Light are born from the collision of Light and Darkness. In nature everything lives, everything develops and mixes, and when the time comes, everything that is useless is swept away under the onslaught of the Ray of the Higher Hierarchy. Does not one philosopher-writer say: «Du choc des opinions jaillit la verite». But it is not advised to recommend her books and distribute them. I'm not allowed to do that.

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4.03.1955     [B, – –]

Master Djwal K[hul] has nothing to do with the Tibetan impostors of Mrs. Al[ice] B[ailey].

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Note (up):

Next to each quote, we give its characteristic, which consists of two parameters.

Length:

brief mention [B] = this is usually one or two small sentences.

detailed statement [D] = as a rule, these are several sentences in which Helena. Roerich focuses his story on Alice Bailey and/or "Arcane School".

The nature of the contents:

with a clearly positive rating [++] = excerpt in which Alice Bailey and/or "Arcane School" is rated as an undoubtedly bright phenomenon, a channel of the White Brotherhood, etc.;

almost unappreciated, but closer to a positive characteristic [0+] = a very accurate, unappreciative statement, which nevertheless can be qualified as a positive characteristic of Alice Bailey and/or "Arcane School" rather than a negative one;

unappreciated [0] = a statement that does not give estimates of the activities of Alice Bailey and/or "Arcane School"; for example, when there is a simple enumeration of objective facts;

almost unappreciated, but closer to the negative characteristic [0–] = a very accurate, unappreciative statement, which nevertheless can be qualified as a negative characteristic of Alice Bailey and/or "Arcane School" rather than as a positive one;

with a clearly negative rating [– –] = a statement in which Alice Bailey's activities are explicitly associated with dark forces, her works are called harmful, her followers are hidden enemies, etc.

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